This review presents first, rather succinctly, what are the important points to look out for when
preparing good wood composites, the main types of wood composites manufactured …

The annual bark yield in Canada is as much as 17 million m 3. Currently, more than half of
the bark is incinerated or landfilled and the remainder of the bark is mainly used as a cheap …

The utilization of natural raw materials has been practiced for centuries. Of raw materials,
wood and its bark have outstanding significance because of their special chemical …

Recent developments and trends in the field of eco-efficient bio-based adhesives are
reviewed. Eco-efficient means efficient with regard to both ecological and economical …

Key message Green chemistry for and from wood has developed numerous industrial
products, namely biosourced, green wood adhesives and preservatives, foams, composite …

Musacea bunch was pretreated and used to produce fiberboard with non-synthetic binders.
The lignocellulosic material was steam exploded with a thermomechanical aqueous vapor …

Black spruce and trembling aspen bark fibers and high density polyethylene were used to
process bark–plastic composites by extrusion. Fibers of fine, medium, and coarse size and …

The results of research into utilizing grinded beech bark in order to substitute commonly
used fillers in urea formaldehyde (UF) adhesive mixtures to bond plywood are presented in …

Tree bark is a by-product of the timber industry available in large amounts, considering that
approximately 10% of the volume of a tree stem is bark. Bark is used primarily for low-value …

Increasing demand for wood based panel products and shortage of wood as raw material
have triggered many efforts to utilize residues generated annually by the forest industries …