Thermal modification is a well-established commercial technology for improving the
dimensional stability and durability of timber. Numerous reviews of thermally modified timber …

Wood heat treatment has increased significantly in the last few years and is still growing as
an industrial process to improve some wood properties. The first studies on heat treatment …

This book is exclusively concerned with wood modification, although many of these
processes are generic and can be applied to other lignocellulosic materials. There have …

The degradable nature of high-performance, wood-based materials is an attractive
advantage when considering environmental factors such as sustainability, recycling, and …

Ecologically friendly wood electronics will help alleviating the shortcomings of state-of-art
cellulose-based “green electronics”. Here we introduce iron-catalyzed laser-induced …

The market for durable products using modified wood has increased substantially during the
last few years. This is partly because of the restriction on the use of toxic preservatives due …

ABSTRACT A hardwood, Eucalyptus globulus Labill., and a softwood Pinus pinaster Aiton.,
were heat treated at temperatures between 170 and 210ºC in an oven and in an autoclave …

This state-of-the-art report presents the basic concepts of some of the thermo-hydro (TH) and
thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) wood processes that are in use today, ie heat treatment …

Thermal modification at relatively high temperatures (ranging from 150 to 260 C) is an
effective method to improve the dimensional stability and resistance against fungal attack …

Key message An efficient use of thermal treatment of wood requires a depth understanding
of the chemical modifications induced. This is a prerequisite to avoid problems of process …