Wood-water interactions are central to the utilization of wood in our society since water
affects many important characteristics of wood. This topic has been investigated for more …

Biomass is created by living things like plants, animals, and microbes. It has the
characteristics of abundant reserves, renewable, biodegradable and environmentally …

The aim of the current work is twofold: to demonstrate the application of in situ non-invasive
imaging by portable atomic force microscopy (AFM) on the surfaces of a violin and to …

Wood is the most important, industrially used renewable resource on the planet, but the
aging mechanism of biopolymers on cell walls is poorly understood. Adhesion properties …

The wood preservative disodium octaborate tetrahydrate (DOT) migration is studied in clay.
Using boron analysis by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP …

The importance of the sustainability of wood buildings is increasing. The renewed attention
highlights the need to assess the wood deterioration accurately, in the initial years of …

A comprehensive analysis of outdoor weathering and soil burial of cork during 1-year
experiments was carried out with measurements of CIELAB color parameters, cellular …

Brown-rotted wood is a substantial agroforestry waste produced by the economic fungal
cultivation industry, which lacks further utilization. This study evaluated the degradation …

This study aims to measure the pit torus and border to monitor the immediate and short-term
degradation of wood surfaces after the concrete is cast and the cement hydration releases …

Wood waste from sports equipment is regarded as potentially valuable resource, providing
attractive material platform to develop efficient photocatalysts. In this study, new bismuth …