Due to environmental changes industries are looking for lightweight renewable and degradable material solutions to solve weight and therefore CO2. One highly prioritized topic is the combination of wood materials …
Based on current consumption trends, crude oil as a fossil fuel will only last until the middle of the 21st century (Shafiee and Topal, 2009). In contrast there is the …
Sustainable materials are also becoming increasingly important in structural components, especially in combining them with other materials. In combination with plastics, wood veneers can have a load-bearing and plastics a …
Recently the development and use of bio based materials is targeted in a lot of industries addressing the private and public sec-tor. When thinking about combining wood and plastic usually …
The application of plastic parts on the wood surface can be done by injection molding process or additive technique. While in injection moulding the plastic melt is applied pressurized, the …
