New types of natural fibre-reinforced plastic composites have been available on the market
as Wood-Plastic Composite (WPC) façades over the past 10 years. However, WPC cladding …

Waste recycling is one of the key aspects in current day studies to boost the country's
circular economy. Recycling wood from construction and demolished structures and …

Bamboo has attracted much attention and gained economic and environmental values for its
excellent properties such as fast growth, short rotation, sustainability, and high strength. One …

As a renewable and low-price material, wood has been used extensively in the construction,
furniture and other fields. However, the mechanical strength of most wood species is …

This study aimed at develo** a thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) processing to compress
poplar wood and investigating the effects of high temperature, moisture, and pressure during …

Wood is an attractive and inherently sustainable alternative to many conventional materials.
Recent research on improving wood mechanical strength emphasizes wood densification …

Abstract Spruce (Picea abies L. Karst) wood lamellae, thermally treated at 170, 190, 210 and
230° C were surface densified by compression at a temperature of 150° C to three degrees …

The aim of this pioneering study was to compare and evaluate two different pre-treatment
processes of wooden surfaces prior to varnishing by sanding or thermal compression in …

The main objective of this study is to determine optimum machining parameters to specify
the effect of densification by compressing the processing properties of wood material and to …

In this study, the effects of veneer thickness, the combination of different veneer thicknesses
as well as non-densified and densified veneers with the same plywood structure, and …