The relation between modification intensity and decay resistance of modified wood is
investigated based on a compilation of experimental data from literature for six different …

This book is exclusively concerned with wood modification, although many of these
processes are generic and can be applied to other lignocellulosic materials. There have …

Acetylation appears suited to provide adequate protection against biological attack for
materials derived from non-durable wood species. But still there are unanswered questions …

Earlywood samples of unmodified and acetylated radiata pine were exposed to the brown-
rot fungus Rhodonia placenta for 1, 2, 3 and 4 weeks for unmodified samples and 10, 16, 24 …

Water plays an essential role in fungal decay of wood, and limiting the cell wall moisture
content by chemical modification can effectively improve the durability of the material …

This chapter presents the technology of chemical and thermal wood modification. It
describes fundamental principles as well as practical aspects of wood modification. In …

The reaction of wood to acetic anhydride greatly reduces moisture sorption and improves
the dimensional stability of the wood due to the esterification of the accessible hydroxyl …

In this work, bright field microscopy and scanning electron microscopy tests were carried out
to find the effect of acetylation on the microscopic structure of hornbeam wood, furthermore …

Sažetak The fast-growing species of Populus deltoides is of significant commercial
importance to the Indian wood merchants. Despite its abundant availability and better …

The idea for writing this book came about through discussions with Chris Stevens at the
University of Ghent in Belgium. It was considered that this was a good time to write such a …