Lignin makes up about 25% of wood, binding wood cells together and providing natural resistance to fungal decay. However, in paper production lignin is removed and incinerated. Despite its abundance, …
Lignin is the second most abundant biopolymer on Earth. However, it remains underutilized and is mostly burned for energy. During pulp and paper production, lignin is removed to isolate cellulose …
Due to its aesthetics, its low weight in relation to its high strength and its sustainability, wood is an important building material. However, wood is susceptible to degradation by wood-destroying …
The overall aim of this project was to develop the concept of using new vegetable oil based treatments on exterior wood to improve the outdoor durability. The drying mechanisms of …
Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), hemp shives are the short fibred inner woody core of the hemp plant. Hemp shives contains 65-80% of the stalk and are composed of libriform fibres …
Emissions from adhesives used for laminating wood-based composites has raised some environmental concerns, especially the use of formaldehyde in the formulation. The adhesives used need to form interface and interfacial …
This study concerns the potential possibility to produce environmentally friendly intumescent fire protective coatings for wood and wood products from polysaccharide materials and other natural biopolymers. The paper is a …
The use of timber has a large role to play in the mitigation of climate change and the reduction ofcarbon i n the atmosphere, indeed the growing and use of …
The study assessed the distinct role of extractives and lignin content in the natural durability of three tropical hardwoods growing in Mozambique namely ntholo (Pseudolachnostylis maprounaefolia Pax), metil (Sterculia appendiculata …
Wood decomposition is the result of activation of many factors. Wood contains 45-50% of cellulose. The cellulose is degraded by means of many species of fungi and cellulotic bacterias. Wood …
Lignin – nature’s most abundant aromatic polymer – plays a key role in the vision of future knowledge-based bioeconomy. The pulp and paper industry is one of the largest users …
One of the main components of a lignocellulosic material is lignin, which content ranges from 0.5 to 27%. Lignin is a binder substance giving a plant tissue stiffness and compressive …
Furfurylation is a sustainable wood modification technique which among other things renders wood less hygroscopic and more resistant towards fungal degradation. The process in principle takes place in two steps: …
Forests are an important resource for the production of wood for construction industry. Commonly wood is stripped from bark and an estimated 23 million metric tons of tree bark is …
Wood as an organic material is susceptible to biotic and abiotic deterioration. Archaeological wood,regardless of its place of service (buried, submerged, exposed, etc.) continues to provide new information.The study of …
