Abstracts Tannins are found in most of the species throughout the plant kingdom, where
their functions are to protect the plant against predation and might help in regulating the …

Tannins as herbal extracts are a good alternative for green chemistry. They are found
aplenty in some plant species and can be extracted by simple methods. The tannins main …

Sustainable flame retardancy of polymeric materials is one of the thirsty, promising and
challenging areas in today's fire safety world. Different researchers are trying to achieve that …

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

It is a current concern in the wood preservation field to avoid the use of toxic chemicals and
develop new technologies based on low environmental impact agents and sustainable …

The remarkable biological properties of tanninboron wood preservatives for outdoor
applications have been investigated recently (Thevenon et al. in Eur. J. Wood Prod. 67: 89 …

Recently, tannin furanic resin-based foams exhibiting excellent properties have been
developed. However, its friability and thermal insulation must be improved prior to …

Quebracho tannin wood adhesive in a nonformaldehyde approach has a low hardening rate
and needs more pressing time than formaldehyde-based wood adhesives during wood …

The easy leaching of boron from wood preservation formulations has limited the use of this
highly active fungicide. The recently discovered adduct with flavonoids allows boron to be …

Tannin is extracted from natural sustainable materials. It is widely used to prepare tannin
resin adhesives owing to its naturally occurring phenolic structure. This chapter aims to …