Performance and Modification of Wood and Wood-Based Materials

• Other Authors: Krystofiak, Tomasz (Editor), Bekhta, Pavlo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Forestry & related industries; heat treatment; Chinese fir; TD-NMR; free water; bound water; MC; birch wood; spent engine oil; water resistance; biostability; dimensional stability; black alder; birch; color; varnish system; surface pre-treatment; sanding; thermal compression; artificial aging; wood plastic composite; rubberwood; polyethylene terephthalate; silica; thermo-hydro-mechanical densification; Scots pine; creep compliance; thermal modification; resin impregnation; wood; Maillard reaction; thermal/chemical treatment; mechanical properties; infrared spectroscopy; biological properties; thermo-hydro-mechanical treatment; molecular dynamics; wood cellulose; Acacia hybrid; fast-growing; copper chrome arsenic; physical and mechanical properties; coir fiber; alkali treatment; parameter optimization; black locust wood; ThermoWood process; colour; extractives; chemical changes; FTIR spectroscopy; thermal densification; plywood properties; wood veneers; Eucalyptus urograndis; Chrysoporthe deuterocubensis; infection classes; chemical analysis; FTIR analysis; fungal decay; termite attack; n/a
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This reprint contains 12 high-quality original research papers by 74 authors from 17 countries on 3 continents: Asia (China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Russia), Europe (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom), and North Ame...