In the present study, perennial grass species Arundo donax L. was pyrolysed in a fixed-bed
reactor and characterization was performed for the liquid and the solid products. The effect …

Companies in the wood industry are constantly developing their outdoor products. The
possibility of using bio-based chemicals as an alternative to traditional wood preservatives …

Waterlogged archaeological wood is exposed to a high risk of biological degradation during
the post-excavation phases of storage and restoration. For this reason, often biocides must …

The continuous depletion of forests calls for the astute usage of existing resources. Fungi
and termites cause serious damage to biomass under storage and service conditions …

This study aimed at determining the chemical composition of bio-oil from giant cane (Arundo
donax L.), as well as its performance as a wood preservative. The performance was …

In this study, it was investigated the feasibility of wood-plastic composites (WPCs) made of
polylactic acid (PLA), as a biobased thermoplastic matrix material and treated wood flour …

The quest for cleaner wood preservatives is one of the major foci of contemporary wood
science. Pyrolysis distillates are potential intermediates to extract large volumes of bioactive …

Wood vinegar is a natural organic pesticide that is effective against plant diseases and
harmful insects and is used in agriculture in particular for the improvement of plant and soil …

Thermally modified Scots pine samples were impregnated with lauric acid (LA) and myristic
acid (MA) as phase change material (PCM) by vacuum process. The LA-MA mixture was …

In this article, the effects of bio‐oil and epoxidized linseed oil (ELO) on water absorption,
tangential swelling, decay and insect resistance, thermo‐gravimetric analysis, and …