Thermal radiation properties of natural wood are mainly affected by its chemical composition and physical structure. In the atmospheric transparency window (8-13 µm), cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin all have high average emissivity of 95.77%, 96.83% and 97.22%, respectively. This allows wood to ...

Herein, a Na₂S promoted deep eutectic solvent (DES) was established to reduce the natural recalcitrance of moso bamboo (MB) and improve the subsequent enzymatic saccharification. It was found that the addition of Na₂S (Choline chloride/Ethylene glycol/Na₂S) dramatically promoted the deconstructions ...

lkali solution immersion is widely used as a pretreatment process during bamboo and wood product manufacturing. In this study, a surface analysis on bamboo chips pre-treated with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) at room temperature was performed. The influence of this treatment on the bamboo surface color,...

To solve the problems of brittleness and formaldehyde emission of melamine-formaldehyde (MF) impregnated decorative paper, a polyacrylate-polyethylene glycol (PEG)-dialdehyde starch (DAS) was used to modify MF. The impregnation adhesive was characterized and the properties of impregnated decorative ...

In order to investigate the effect of the color reproduction of digital printing on decorative based paper and fidelity of the hot-pressing finish, the lab-made decorative base paper was prepared. A comparison of the basic properties(quantification, flatness, tensile strength, ash content,...

Although furfurylation greatly improves dimensional stability, hardness, and biodegradation resistance of wood and bamboo, the effects of furfurylation on the resistance of wood and bamboo to weathering are still not clear. In this study, poplar wood and moso bamboo were furfurylated and underwent...

The major forest products consumers including the U.S.A and the EU have released regulations against illegal logging and related tradein recent years. Some countries use the wood traceability requirement as a market access limitation in order to reduce the competitions from other countries....

Column usually rests directly on top of a stone base without any physical connection in traditional timber structures. When timber structure is subjected to horizontal loads, rotation around the edge of column foot may occur with or without slippage of column. Columns rock with cyclic lift and...

A delignification saturation point (DSP) was observed for bamboo alkaline hydrogen peroxide pretreatment (AHP). Lignin removal was increased from 52.23% to ~70% when increasing H₂O₂ dosage from 0% to 2% at the optimum pH, but it cannot be further reinforced as increasing the H₂O₂. With partial...

The reutilization of exhausted biochar is attracting extensive interest among researchers. In this study, the biochar generated from Chinese fir with natural regular porous structure that adsorbed Cd²⁺/Ni²⁺ at different concentration levels was used as the precursor, and then combined with simple...