Timber cladding has been used since historical times as a locally available, affordable
weather protection option. Nowadays, interest in timber cladding is again increasing …

Eco-friendly materials need “green” fire-retardancy treatments, which offer opportunity for
new wood nanotechnologies. Balsa wood (Ochroma pyramidale) was delignified to form a …

A biobased intumescent flame retardant (PAD) with different oxidation state of phosphorus
was synthesized successfully via combining phytic acid (PA) and 9, 10-dihydro-9-oxa-10 …

Flammability, as an undesirable inherent nature of wood, limits its usage in many fields of
structural applications. Hybrid organic-inorganic modification offers a way to improve the …

Wood is a common-sense thermostable construction material, but the decrease in its
structural stability and mechanical strength due to the degradation of lignin and …

Phase change energy storage wood (PCESW) was prepared by using microencapsulated
phase change materials (MicroPCM) as thermal energy storage (TES) materials and wood …

Wood is widely used as a construction material for many applications. To have knowledge
about the thermal degradation characteristic of wood could be crucial for indoor and outdoor …

In recent years, bamboo has been widely used for building materials and household goods.
However, bamboo is flammable, so a flame‐retardant treatment for bamboo is urgently …

It has been challenging for academia and industry to manufacture fire-safe bamboo
materials. In this study, a low-cost, simple, efficient, and environment-friendly composite …

Wood preservatives have been widely used to extend the service life of wood. The aim of
this study is to evaluate the effects of various wood preservatives with different chemical …