Production of nanocellulose fibers from pinecone biomass: Evaluation and optimization of chemical and mechanical treatment conditions on mechanical properties of …

N Rambabu, S PAnthapulakkal, M Sain… - Industrial Crops and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Nanocellulose fibers were produced from pinecone (Jack pine: Pinus banksiana Lamb)
using chemical and mechanical treatments. The effects of pretreatment and mechanical …

Preparation and characterisation of wood polymer composites using sustainable raw materials

SG Nukala, I Kong, AB Kakarla, KY Tshai, W Kong - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, composites consisting of polymers and cellulosic materials have attracted
increasing research attention. Polypropylene (PP) is among the most common polymer …

Development of wood polymer composites from recycled wood and plastic waste: Thermal and mechanical properties

SG Nukala, I Kong, AB Kakarla, W Kong… - Journal of composites …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The depletion of natural resources due to the aggressive industrialization in the last decades
has brought considerable attention to research aimed at developing green and sustainable …

Development of biodegradable composites using polycaprolactone and bamboo powder

SG Nukala, I Kong, VI Patel, AB Kakarla, W Kong… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The use of biodegradable polymers in daily life is increasing to reduce environmental
hazards. In line with this, the present study aimed to develop a fully biodegradable polymer …

Developing 3-layer tea oil camellia (Camellia oleifera Abel.) shells-based particleboard with systematic study on particle geometry and distribution

KC Chaydarreh, X Lin, L Dandan, W Zhang… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tea oil camellia (Camellia oleifera Abel.) shell (TOCS) can annually provide about 1.8-
million-ton lignocellulose resources for particleboard manufacturing in China, instead of …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of anatomical and chemical properties of wood on the quality of particleboard

M Baharoğlu, G Nemli, B Sarı, T Birtürk… - Composites Part B …, 2013 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of anatomical and chemical
structures of wood on the quality properties of particleboard containing different mixture of …

Unveiling optimal wetting additives for extinguishing wood fires: Insights from molecular simulation and experimental investigations

J Meng, Z Zhou, J Wang, C Lyu, Y Lyu, Y Liang… - Surfaces and …, 2024 - Elsevier
To identify effective wetting additives for extinguishing wood fires, this study employed both
simulation and experimental approaches to investigate the wetting and adsorption …

Effect of marble: pine cone waste ratios on mechanical properties of polyester matrix composites

D Gokdai, AA Borazan, G Acikbas - Waste and Biomass Valorization, 2017 - Springer
There is ongoing research interest in finding alternative sources of materials for composite
manufacturing. Therefore, alternative non-wood based materials may play an important role …

[PDF][PDF] Selected properties of flat-pressed wood-polymer composites for high humidity conditions

P Borysiuk, J Wilkowski, K Krajewski… - …, 2020 - bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu
This study investigated the possibility of applying flat-pressed woodpolymer composites in
conditions of high humidity. The experiment involved three variants of wood-polymer …

Surface Modification of Fast-Growing Wood with a Titanium-Dioxide-Based Nanocoating to Improve Weathering Resistance

I Rahayu, W Darmawan, DS Nawawi, E Prihatini… - Coatings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Acacia mangium requires the addition of a finishing material to increase its resistance to
weathering. Herein, the effectiveness of a nanocoating containing titanium dioxide …