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Physical and chemical wood characteristics of healthy vs. suppressed Scots pine trees of Central Siberia
This study was the first attempt to investigate pyrolysis of suppressed and healthy Scots pine ( Pinus Sylvestris Ledeb.) wood growing in Central...
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Poly(ε-caprolactone) grafting into Scots pine wood: improvement on the dimensional stability, weathering and decay resistance
Wood modification treatments by substitution or blocking of wood hydroxyl groups with hydrophobic molecules are some of the novel approaches that may...
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Examination of the fire performance of wood materials treated with different precautions
This paper aims to discover how organic wood preservatives containing different fungicides and insecticides used to protect wood against fungal and...
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Solid wood impregnated with a bio-based phase change material for low temperature energy storage in building application
Wood impregnated with a multicomponent mixture of fatty acids as a bio-based phase change material (BPCM) to improve its thermal characteristics was...
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Testing the durability of copper based preservative treated bamboos in ground-contact for six years
In this study, durability of bamboo samples in terms of the variability of location along culm height (top, middle and bottom) were evaluated in a...
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No evidence of a protective or cumulative negative effect of UV-B on growth inhibition induced by gamma radiation in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) seedlings
Exposure to ambient UV-B radiation may prime protective responses towards various stressors in plants, though information about interactive effects...
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Moisture as key for understanding the fluorescence of lignocellulose in wood
The fluorescence behaviour of lignocellulose in Pinus sylvestris L. was studied under the influence of moisture. Fluorescence...
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Two-Frequency Pulsed Laser Irradiation to Stimulate the Development of Coniferous Trees
AbstractThe possibility of using radiation from a two-frequency pulsed copper vapor laser with wavelengths of 510.6 and 578.2 nm with an exposure of...
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Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oil and Supercritical Extracts of Pinus sylvestris Tree Greenery
We compare the effects that different extraction methods based on green chemistry principles have on the degree of extraction of constituents of...
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Morphological and chemical analysis of Hylotrupes bajulus (old house borer) larvae-damaged wood and its FTIR characterization
In this study, the biodegradation of wood and chemical changes caused by the Hylotrupes bajulus beetle were revealed for the first time using FTIR...
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Substituting phenol in phenol–formaldehyde resins for wood modification by phenolic cleavage products from vacuum low-temperature microwave-assisted pyrolysis of softwood kraft lignin
Wood modification by impregnation and curing inside of the cell wall using phenol–formaldehyde resins (PF resins) is a well-known and commercialized...
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Investigating the effects of hemicellulose pre-extraction on the production and characterization of loblolly pine nanocellulose
Production of nanocellulosic materials from loblolly pine ( Pinus taeda ) kraft pulp provides an opportunity to diversify the portfolio of traditional...
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Impact of species-based wood feedstock variability on physicochemical properties of cellulose nanocrystals
AbstractCellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are renewable, biodegradable and biocompatible nanomaterials that exhibit unique mechanical, optical,...
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Nosy confirmation: reconstitution of the characteristic odor of softwood via quantitative analysis and human sensory evaluation
The significance of wood odors beyond flavoring effects for barbecues and wine aged in barrels has recently been under discussion. Wood has an...
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Characterisation of the fire behaviour of wood: From pyrolysis to fire retardant mechanisms
Wood is undeniably the most useful and readily available natural raw material. However, the susceptibility of wood products to fire is one of the...
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Wood Flour-Reinforced Green Composites: Parameter Optimization via Multi-criteria Decision-Making Methods
The aim of this study was to investigate the physical, mechanical, morphological, structural, and thermal properties of polylactic acid (PLA) and...
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Effect of natural weathering on water absorption and pore size distribution in thermally modified wood determined by nuclear magnetic resonance
Thermally modified wood (TMW) is widely used in outdoor applications due to its advanced properties towards weathering stresses. Although the...
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Limits in reaching the anhydrous state of wood and cellulose
Water-sorption studies and certain organic chemistry reactions require water removal from cellulosic samples. This is hindered by the strong...
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Tunisian essential oils as potential food antimicrobials and antioxidants and screening of their element profile
The potential employment of 18 commercial Tunisian essential oils (EOs) as natural food preservatives was investigated. Their antimicrobial activity...
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Lipids in Pollen
Lipids are one of the three main components of pollen grains. A wide spectrum of these compounds is located in both the outer zones (pollenkitt,...