This assessment, by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Environmental
Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP), one of three Panels informing the Parties to the Montreal …

Timber cladding has been used since historical times as a locally available, affordable
weather protection option. Nowadays, interest in timber cladding is again increasing …

The deleterious effects of solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation on construction materials,
especially wood and plastics, and the consequent impacts on their useful lifetimes, are well …

The importance of the aesthetic performance of wood is increasing and the colour is one of
the most important parameters of aesthetics, hence the colour stability of twelve different …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the glossiness of black alder wood (Alnus
glutinosa L.) samples coated with two varnish types as a function of exposure to dry heat …

New advanced and high-performance particleboard was made from bamboo waste
combined with bio-polyurethane adhesive based on recycled palm oil. The bio-polyol …

After decades of utilization of fossil-based and environmentally hazardous compounds for
wood preservation against fungal attack, there is a strong need to substitute those …

In this study, natural linseed oil, hard wax oil, and hard wax, commonly used as finishes for
wooden furniture and parquet, were used for surface finishes on Turkey oak wood (Quercus …

The aim of this pioneering study was to compare and evaluate two different pre-treatment
processes of wooden surfaces prior to varnishing by sanding or thermal compression in …

Although furfurylation greatly improves dimensional stability, hardness, and biodegradation
resistance of wood and bamboo, the effects of furfurylation on the resistance of wood and …