Cork is a natural cellular material of biological origin with a combination of properties that
make it suited for worldwide use as a wine sealant and insulation material. Cork has low …

This review focuses on cork as a natural, renewable and sustainable construction raw-
material. Cork has an unusual combination of properties making it suitable for application in …

Tree barks are among the less studied forest products notwithstanding their relevant
physiological and protective role in tree functioning. The large diversity in structure and …

The compression properties of cork were studied for samples of different density. The
densities were grouped into three classes: low density (0.13–0.15), mid density (0.15–0.19) …

This review presents the most recent data on the state-of-the-art of the main compounds
present in cork, their interaction with wine, and the impact that natural stoppers may have on …

The characterization of natural waste sources is the first step on the reutilization process,
circular economy, and global sustainability. In this work, the aromatic composition and …

Considering the enological interest of cork, this study aimed to identify and quantify the
phenolic compounds able to migrate from different classes (natural cork stoppers “Flor” and …

Herein is described for the first time the chemical composition and cellular structure of
Plathymenia reticulata cork from the cerrado in Brazil. The cork constitutes an outer layer …

Cork is the natural material stripped from the outer bark of cork oak. It is still the most used
stopper to seal wine bottles and to preserve wine during storage. Cork stoppers are sorted in …

Cork is a world-renowned material used for sealing wine bottles. Cork is a cellular material
with chemical inertia and a set of physical and mechanical properties that provide an …