Thermal modification of wood—A review: Chemical changes and hygroscopicity

C Hill, M Altgen, L Rautkari - Journal of Materials Science, 2021 - Springer
Thermal modification is a well-established commercial technology for improving the
dimensional stability and durability of timber. Numerous reviews of thermally modified timber …

Sustainability in wood products: a new perspective for handling natural diversity

M Schubert, G Panzarasa, I Burgert - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Wood is a renewable resource with excellent qualities and the potential to become a key
element of a future bioeconomy. The increasing environmental awareness and drive to …

Review of wood modification and wood functionalization technologies

SL Zelinka, M Altgen, L Emmerich, N Guigo… - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wood modifications are becoming popular as a way to enhance the performance of wood,
either to make it more durable, improve the performance of wood, or give it new functionality …

Thermal treatment of wood using vegetable oils: A review

SH Lee, Z Ashaari, WC Lum, JA Halip, AF Ang… - … and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Wood is an ideal building material as it is renewable and green. However, low dimensional
stability and durability might restrict its usage in structural application. Therefore …

[HTML][HTML] Wood modification technologies-a review

D Sandberg, A Kutnar, G Mantanis - Iforest-Biogeosciences and …, 2017 - iforest.sisef.org
The market for new durable products of modified wood has increased substantially during
the last few years, especially in Europe. This increased interest depends partly on the …

A review of wood modification globally–updated findings from COST FP1407

D Jones, D Sandberg - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the …, 2020 - ipbe.innorenew.eu
Wood modification (chemical, thermal, impregnation) represents an assortment of innovative
processes continually being adopted in the wood protection sector. COST Action FP1407 …

Environmentally benign wood modifications: a review

Y Dong, K Wang, J Li, S Zhang… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Wood modification, an efficient approach to enhance the intrinsic properties of wood, has
been extensively studied for decades. Due to growing environmental awareness, the …

Recent developments studies on wood protection research in academia: A review

L Khademibami, GS Bobadilha - Frontiers in Forests and Global …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The wood preservation industry has taken large leaps to develop and produce chemicals
that protect wood from microorganisms and weathering degradation with no or low …

Thermal degradation and compositional changes of wood treated in a semi-industrial scale reactor in vacuum

BJ Lin, B Colin, WH Chen, A Pétrissans… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Heat treatment is an eco-friendly and efficient way to improve the defective properties of
woods, such as hygroscopic nature, lack of dimensional stability, and low resistance against …

Improved performance of poplar wood by an environmentally-friendly process combining surface impregnation of a reactive waterborne acrylic resin and unilateral …

J Wu, Q Fan, Q Wang, Q Guo, D Tu, C Chen… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
To improve the undesirable intrinsic properties of plantation wood, this study presents the
development of unilaterally surface-densified wood with high dimensional stability, surface …