Thermal modification of wood is an environment-friendly alternative method for improving
several properties of wood without the use of chemicals. This paper deals with the …

According to recent literature, delignification could be a new approach to enhance
mechanical properties of densified wood. In the present study, the effect of delignification …

Wood is susceptible to swelling deformation and decay fungi due to moisture adsorption that
originates from the dynamic nanopores of the cell wall and the abundant hydroxyl groups in …

The decay resistance of wood can be improved via a vacuum heat treatment. The amount of
nutrients from cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin and amount of sugars needed by the fungi …

The effects of mechanical densification on density, Brinell hardness, bending strength
(MOR), modulus of elasticity (MOE), and compression strength (CS) of thermally pretreated …

The effect of NaOH, succinic acid and their combination used as pretreatments on selected
properties of densified wood samples of pisang putih (Mezzettia spp.), nyatoh (Palaquium …

Binderless poplar/bismuth oxide wood alloy is prepared using the warm-press forming
technology. The effect of the forming temperatures on color changes and mechanical …

Thermo-hydro mechanical (THM) treatments and thermo-treatments are used to improve the
properties of wood species and enhance their uses without the application of chemicals …

The natural resistance of Erythrophleum fordii Oliver wood to degradation by Phanerochaete
sordida and Phanerochaete chrysosporium white-rot fungi was investigated. In this study …

Beech (Fagus sylvaticaL.) and pine (Pinus sylvestrisL.) wood specimens were heat-treated
separately at three different temperatures (170 C, 190 C, and 210 C) with steam treatment …