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Termites infestation on different Eucalyptus wood species and control using natural oil from plants
Termites are a major cause of damage to wood, and the use of synthetic insecticides for their control constitutes a significant challenge to...
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Utilizing pyrolysis cleavage products from softwood kraft lignin as a substitute for phenol in phenol-formaldehyde resins for modifying different wood species
Phenol-formaldehyde resins can be used for wood modification through an impregnation process and subsequent curing within the wood cell wall. Phenol...
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Nanomaterials to Improve Properties in Wood-Based Composite Panels
The production of wood-based composite panels is one of the develo** industries with increasing production quantity. Nanomaterials are emerging as...
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Exploring pest mitigation research and management associated with the global wood packaging supply chain: What and where are the weak links?
Global trade continues to increase in volume, speed, geographic scope, diversity of goods, and types of conveyances, which has resulted in a parallel...
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Adhesion-related properties of silver birch (Betula Pendula Roth) wood as affected by hydrophilic extraction
For the utilization of silver birch ( Betula pendula R oth ) in load-bearing engineered wood products (EWPs), reliable bonding in production is a...
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Individual wood board tracing method using oriented fast and rotated brief method in the wood traceability system
Due to the economic, social, and legal requirements, individual wood identity recognition is a crucial technology required in traceability systems,...
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Fabrication of a durable hierarchical structure towards superhydrophobicity using functionalized ZnO/PDMS on maleic rosin-modified wood
Certain drawbacks, such as hydrophilicity and dimensional instability due to moisture changes, limit wood applications. Environmental-friendly...
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Wood Degradation, Challenges, and Mitigation
Wood is an ancient material used in the development of human civilization. It is the first material used by the human kind for its protection and...
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Effects of extracts on color, dimensional stability, and decay resistance of thermally modified wood
Thermal modification can change the color and improve the dimensional stability and decay resistance of wood without the use of chemical modifiers....
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Optimizing Cucumis sativus seedling vigor: the role of pistachio wood vinegar and date palm compost in nutrient mobilization
BackgroundThe goal of this research is to enhance the quality of cucumber seedlings grown in greenhouses by experimenting with various soilless...
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Relating estimates of wood properties of birch to stem form, age and species
Birch has long suffered from a lack of active forest management, leading many researchers to use material without a detailed management history. Data...
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Improving fire retardancy of unheated and heat-treated fir wood by nano-sepiolite
The effects of nano-sepiolite (NS) on fire properties of unheated and heat-treated fir wood were studied using a newly developed apparatus. Separate...
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Sugar-painting inspired branched ureido polymers as high-performance formaldehyde-free wood adhesive
Develo** multifunctional adhesives with strong adhesion, excellent water-resistance, sustainability, low cost, and simple production approach is...
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Industrial assays to evaluate the efficacy of vacuum pressure impregnation with commercial wood preservatives to eliminate the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, and other nematodes from Pinus pinaster wood
To demonstrate the efficacy of the vacuum pressure impregnation (VPI) with commercial wood preservative products to eliminate the quarantine...
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Effect of micronized copper treatments on retention, strength properties, copper leaching and decay resistance of plantation grown Melia dubia Cav. wood
Due to the health and environmental concerns, residential usage of copper chrome arsenate (CCA) and similar other heavy metal-based wood...
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Estimation of the earlywood and latewood ratio with different particle size of dry and wet milled Japanese cedar wood flour by using hyperspectral imaging
Mechanical properties of wood–plastic composites are influenced by a particle size and surface morphology of wood flour. Generally various sizes of...
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Highly efficient and sustainable wood-based plasmonic photoabsorber for interfacial solar steam generation of seawater
In this study, we present a highly efficient and sustainable photoabsorber designed specifically for interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG) of...
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Isolation and Characterization of the Hemicelluloses Polysaccharides of Scots Pine (Pinus Sylvestris) Wood
AbstractMany natural polysaccharides have biological activity, which allows them to be used for obtaining medicines. Development of new methods for...
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Potential of Botanicals for Wood Protection
The current concern in the field of wood protection is to replace the use of toxic chemicals with natural means of wood protection. Initiatives have...
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Exploring the bioactivity of a novel pine wood distillate (PWD) for plant growth and protection
Exploiting plants by-product properties for combined crop growth regulation and pest management could represent a strategy for a more sustainable...
