Wood modification, an efficient approach to enhance the intrinsic properties of wood, has
been extensively studied for decades. Due to growing environmental awareness, the …

With the increasing demands on sustainability in the material science and engineering
landscape, the use of wood, a renewable and biodegradable material, for new material …

A raw pine resin, which is a cheap, renewable and easily obtainable forest resource, was
used to impregnate two different fast-growing solid woods (Eucalyptus grandis Hill Maiden …

The accomplishment of lightweight reinforcement of wood through an environmentally
friendly approach has been seen as a tough nut to crack for a long time. In this study, a novel …

Delignified wood (DW) was prepared from fast-growing poplar wood by delignification with a
formic acid–water azeotropic system. Compressed wood (CW) was then obtained through a …

Acetylation and in situ polymerization are two typical chemical modifications that are used to
improve the dimensional stability of bamboo. In this work, the combination of chemical …

Hardness is an important wood property for several applications. Typically, it is necessary to
use traditional methods, such as a universal test machine, to determine a wood's hardness …

An investigation of the effects of montmorillonite nanoclay and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)
treatments on the physical, mechanical, and thermal properties of bamboo reinforced …

This study deals with a two-step treatment, in which a thermorretification at 180° C for 2 h is
followed by the in situ polymerization of polystyrene into a fast-growing pine wood. The …

Improving the interaction between the wood cell wall and a modifying agent is fundamental
to enhancing the efficacy of wood modification. The extent of interaction is, nevertheless …