Abstract Knowledge of wood aging and the property changes of aged wood compared with
recent wood are crucial for conservation of wooden cultural heritage objects and historic …

In this article we try to give an overview of the photodegradation of wood and the different
ways available to stabilise this complex substrate. The mechanisms of wood …

The degradable nature of high-performance, wood-based materials is an attractive
advantage when considering environmental factors such as sustainability, recycling, and …

Over the past four decades, there has been immense progress in every area of lignin
science, ranging from the enzymology of lignin biodegradation, to the delignification of wood …

The photodegradation of white spruce by artificial ageing was studied by several
techniques: colourimetry, FTIR-ATR and FT-Raman spectroscopy. Samples were exposed at …

Good-quality Raman spectra of most wood species can now be obtained by using near-
infrared Fourier transform Raman spectroscopy. To make effective use of such spectroscopic …

Transparent wood composite (TWC) is an emerging material which combines good optical
and mechanical properties with potential applications in smart windows, energy efficient …

This review considers three aspects of the weathering of wood–natural weathering,
accelerated weathering, and simulated weathering. Natural weathering begins when …

Colour evolution and colour changes were analysed from surface images of small
specimens of three thermally-modified timber species using the CIE L* a* b* colour space …

UV weathering, a process initiated primarily by the ultraviolet portion of the solar spectrum,
causes surface degradation of wood. Additionally, the wetting and drying of wood through …