Ionic liquids (ILs)-as environmentally friendly “green” solvents-have been progressively
used in various reactions as reagents, solvents and co-solvents including lipase-catalysed …

In recent years, the utilization of renewable resources, particularly lignocellulosic biomass
based raw materials, to replace synthetic materials/polymers for the manufacture of green …

The use of lignocellulosic biomass-based composite materials over petro-materials has
received increased attention due to growing environmental awareness, concerns for …

To identify effective wetting additives for extinguishing wood fires, this study employed both
simulation and experimental approaches to investigate the wetting and adsorption …

Modification of wood is a method that is used to improve the material properties of wood by
altering its chemical nature and in a broader sense it is also a passive process, where …

Determination of contact angles on surfaces of wood is an important part of investigations in
the field of wood science and technology. Some examples of the significance of wood …

In this paper, the influence of four types of imidazolium-based ionic liquids (ILs) on the
chemical alteration of the surface of wood veneers exposed to 254nm UV irradiation have …

Ionic liquids represent a class of highly versatile organic compounds used extensively in the
last decade for lignocellulose biomass fractionation and dissolution, as well as property …

Abstract Effects of chemical modification of wood with innovative ionic liquid on the
supermolecular and morphology of wood/polypropylene composites were investigated …

Pretreatment of lignocellulosic materials is a highly essential and critical task for the
manufacturing of engineered composite panels. Recently, ionic liquids (ILs) have emerged …