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The wood industry is a circular economy model based on a biosourced and fully biodegradable material.However, the various constraints imposed by its use in furnishings and construction can complicate itsrecycling …
Year: 2023
Authors:Exterior-use timber in multi-storey buildings requires durable fire-retardancy and biological resistance due to its exposure to environmental conditions involving direct water contact. Limited research has been demonstrated regarding whether a …
Year: 2023
Tags: durability, fixation, wood modification
Authors:Wood is a building material with outstanding cascading potential. Solid wood represents the highest value product in the cascade which at the end of its service life can be converted …
Year: 2023
Tags: CCA, contamination, detection, reclaimed wood, sorting
Authors:In the last two decades, timber construction has experienced a resurgence further supporting the wood products industry and innovation in the sector. This is in part due to ambitious policies …
Year: 2023
Tags: adhesive modification, bio-based materials, collagen, protein
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The high temperature and duration of the post-treatment reduce the set recovery of the densified wood. However, the chosen post-treatments do not have a significant impact on the Brinell hardness …
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Year: 2023
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Microplastics (MPs) have gained significant attention in society due to their harmful effects on the environment and human health. MPs are considered plastic particles with the size below 5 mm. …
Year: 2023
Tags: microplastics, weathering, wood plastic composites WPC
Authors:The primary raw material for the production of wood fibre insulation panels is softwood. In comparison to hardwood, long fibres can be obtained through established defibration processes, which represents a …
Year: 2023
Tags: hardwood, insulation panels, mechanical properties, thermal conductivity
Authors:Wood as construction material has many great qualities, although some challenges exist too, such as durability towards certain biological factors, and other factors like moisture. Wood modification allows us to …
Year: 2023
Tags: anti-swelling efficiency (ASE), EMC, European beech, swelling, thermal modification, wood modification
Authors:Wood in outdoor applications is prone to fungal decay if the environmental conditions are favourable for the fungi. Key parameters for fungal growth, activity, and decay potential are wood temperature …
Year: 2023
Authors:In recent years, the effects of climate change became evident worldwide in the form of extreme weather. After the storm “Friederike” in early 2018, the combination of recurring storm events …
Year: 2023
Tags: bark beetle infested spruce, spruce calamity timber, standing-storage
Authors:The suitability of ammonium dihydrogen phosphate (AP) as fire retardant for wood is well known and well investigated. For example, AP can be used as additive for wood modification formulations …
Year: 2023
Tags: minerals, phosphor salts, reaction to fire, wood modification
Authors:The growing demand for renewable raw materials, climate change and the sustainability of the circular economy force manufacturers to explore the use of new and underutilized wood species in wood …
Year: 2023
Tags: aspen, bending strength of bamboo, birch (Betula pendula), black alder, densification, plywood, veneer
Authors:While the study of the connection between nature exposure and its effect on human well-being has significantly grown in recent years, there still exist numerous unexplored connections and mechanisms. As …
Year: 2023
Tags: health-technology, interior materials, nature, self-assessments, well-being
Authors:The biological degradation of wood products is influenced by many aspects. The moisture content and the temperature being important due to fungal activity needing certain climatic conditions to survive (Viitanen …
Year: 2023
Tags: claddings, coating color, Norway spruce, picea abies, temperature distribution
Authors:This paper emphasizes the importance of wood and paper in the bio-economy and circular economy, highlighting the role of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) in promoting sustainable forest management and …
Year: 2023
Tags: Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), FSC certificates, Northern Europe, recycled paper and wood products, sustainability assessment, wood technology
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