Thermochemical conversion via co-pyrolysis has the potential to be an efficient route for
converting biomass to bio-energy and bio-refinery products. In this review, the …

An overview of the research on biomass upgrading by torrefaction for the production of
biofuels is presented. Torrefaction is a thermal conversion method of biomass in the low …

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 …

Moisture plays a central role in the performance of wood products because it affects
important material properties such as the resistance to decomposition, the mechanical …

This paper focuses on the moisture properties of wood treated in palm oil-, soy oil-and slack
wax for different processing times and temperatures. Also, the relative importance of oil …

The present review covers the heat transfer literature published in 2004 in English
language, including some translations of foreign language papers. Though extensive, some …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of thermal treatment on the biological
resistance of Eucalyptus grandis wood to the decay fungus Picnoporus sanguineus. Boards …

The many uses of wood are greatly affected by its surface properties, which are significantly
altered by heat treatment. Investigated here are the wettability and surface brittleness when …

This work proposes a new method for the determination of the mass diffusion coefficient in
hygroscopic materials. The experiment consisted of submitting one face of the sample to a …

During the thermal modification of the wood there is a decreasing gradient of temperature
from the surface to its interior, therefore, the most severe chemical modifications occur on the …