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Wood Waste as a Renewable Energy Source: Effect of Pretreatment Technology for Sustainable Bioethanol Production
Concerning the availability of further fossil fuel supply, greenhouse gas emissions, global warming, and rising fuel prices, it is necessary to...
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Biodegradability of Poly (Ɛ-Caprolactone) Modified Wood by Decaying Fungi
In this study, spruce wood was modified by ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone to graft poly (ε-caprolactone) into wood cell wall by...
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Optical Properties of Cellulose Nanofibre Films at High Temperatures
Nanocelluloses and their different designs, such as films and nanopapers, have gained considerable interest in many application areas due to their...
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Physical, biological and chemical characterisation of wood treated with silver nanoparticles
Nowadays, environmentally friendly processes are of great interest and are considerably needed due to the environmental pollution seems to be a...
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Impact of high consistency enzymatic hydrolysis and defibration drying on cellulose fiber pore characteristics
The purpose of this study is to examine the hornification of enzymatically hydrolyzed high consistency softwood kraft pulp in an experimental...
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Elemental Composition of Needles of the Family Pinaceae in the Territory with Accumulated Environmental Damage, Southern Baikal Region
AbstractThe concentrations of 20 elements in needles of forest-forming species of the family Pinaceae , namely Abies sibirica , Pinus sylvestris , Pinus...
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Preparation and Fire-Retardant Mechanism of Self-Hardening Silica Foam for Wood Fire Prevention
Considering the hazard of wood fire is one of the major cataclysms in nature, an effective way to prevent the loss of wood fire should be studied,...
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Degrees of hornification in softwood and hardwood kraft pulp during drying from different solvents
Hornification, a complex phenomenon occurring during drying of lignocellulosic materials because of formation of irreversible chemical bonds, remains...
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An empirical model of heat-treated straw bulks’ thermal conductivity based on changes in mass and chemical composition
An empirical model was developed to estimate the thermal conductivity of heat-treated straw bulks based on laboratory experiments. During the...
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Water distribution in wood after short term wetting
AbstractWater has a major influence on wood properties, especially dynamic moisture cycles, which affect the wood in outdoor applications. It is thus...
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The Possibility of Using Wood Peeler Core as The Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
The wood peeler core is a waste generated during the peeling process of the veneer. The peeler core size varies by species, spindle type, processing,...
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Calculation of charring rate and char depth of spruce and pine wood from mass loss
A charring rate is a key parameter for the calculation of fire resistance of timber structures and for fire investigation. Charring rates are...
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Ultra-High-Pressure Modification of Wood: Densification and Dyeing
The scientific modification of fast-growing forest timber to improve the quality and suitability of the timber is the development trend of the...
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Effects of UV radiation on natural and synthetic materials
The deleterious effects of solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation on construction materials, especially wood and plastics, and the consequent impacts on...
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Innovative ionic liquids as functional agent for wood-polymer composites
Chemical modification of lignocellulosic fillers is a hydrophobization process that has been used for years in the production of wood-polymer...
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Improvement of Plant Survival and Expediting Acclimatization Process
Plant propagation by tissue culture is one of the crucial modern breeding technologies and an efficient method of clonal plant propagation which...
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Hydroponic potato production in wood fiber for food security
The resilience of global food security is a critical concern. Facing limited access to land and potential disruption of the food markets,...
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Biomass-Derived Carbons and Their Energy Applications
In this chapter, a few interesting findings on renewable carbons derived from various biomass precursors and their electrochemical applications,...
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Patterns of the Ozone Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Subsequent Fermentation into Sugars
AbstractGeneral patterns of ozone pretreatment for subsequent fermentation into sugars are found, based on samples of different types of plant...
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Propagation of Southern Sweet-Grass Using In Vitro Techniques as a Method for the Production of Plants Being a Source of Standardized Raw Material
Southern sweet-grass, popularly called bison grass, is one of the few aromatic grasses used for industrial purposes. The plant, found only in the...