Wood is a renewable resource with excellent qualities and the potential to become a key
element of a future bioeconomy. The increasing environmental awareness and drive to …

A comprehensive review of the publications about rosin-based chemicals has been
compiled. Rosin, or colophony, is a natural, abundant, cheap and non-toxic raw material …

Frequent occurrence of oil spill accidents and heavy discharge of oily wastewater lead to
serious environmental pollution. The sustainable utilization of natural materials offers non …

Fast-growing plantation wood normally possesses some undesirable intrinsic properties,
such as dimensional instability, inferior mechanical strength, and flammability, limiting its …

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

Wood is a natural renewable material with a porous structure widely used in construction,
furniture, and interior decoration, yet its intrinsic flammability poses safety risks. Therefore …

Superhydrophobic surfaces have been widely used in surface protection. Dyed wood (D-
wood) easily fades when exposed to water, but to improve its the color fastness, a …

Bamboo is an eco-friendly and sustainable material that has great potential in construction.
However, the excellent hydrophilic properties of bamboo restrict its further application in …

Scots pine sapwood (Pinus sylvestris L.) was impregnated with different concentrations of
capric acid (CA)(20, 40, 60 and 80%) as phase change material (PCM). The hygroscopic …

As its abundant reserves and good physical properties, bamboo is deemed to be a
promising feedstock material for construction and home furnishing. However, the …