Vacuum thermal modification is an environmentally friendly method to improve the durability
and reduce insect infestation of bamboo, which has the advantages of preventing …

Heat treatment helps enhance some properties of raw biomass by improving its decay
resistance, its dimensional stability, increasing energy density and reducing transport costs …

The objective of the study was to investigate the water vapour sorption behaviour of
thermally modified (TM) wood powder, eg ground wood prepared from waste streams of TM …

The effect of extractives removal on liquid sorption, swelling and surface energy properties
of unmodified wood (UW) and thermally modified Scots pine heartwood (hW)(TMW) was …

The objective of this work was to study the hygroscopicity and surface chemical composition
of thermally modified (TM) spruce. An effort was also made to study if those features were …

During fibre processing, wood fibres are subjected to a range of physical and chemical
conditions sufficient to slightly alter their chemical composition and hence their ultimate …

The objective of this work is to study the water vapor sorption and surface energy properties
of thermally modified wood (TMW) components, ie wood processing residuals in the form of …

Today there is growing interest within the construction sector to increase the proportion of
biobased building materials made from renewable resources. By-products or residuals from …

The building sector shows growing interest in biobased building materials. Wood
components, here defined as ground or milled wood, ie by-products (residuals/residues) …

Resin and additive-free Douglas fir thermomechanical fiber was refined at two energies (188
and 349 kW• h/ton) by a North American fiberboard mill; specimens were studied for aspects …