Can One See the Wood for the Trees in Prehistoric Egypt? A Study of Fayum Neolithic Axes

Shirai, Noriyuki

doi:10.1080/01977261.2021.1946289

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“…Wood is a primary supportive organ essential for producing firm structures since it is a porous and fibrous hard structured stem that also contains the secondary xylem of the vascular tissue made of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin (Jin et al 2017) [6] . Wood has had multifunctional potential since ancient times due to its structural and functional features, and it is still commonly employed in building (Kuzman & Groselj 2012; Wimmers, 2017) [7,8] , fencing (Guzel, 2020) [9] , utensils (May 1950) [10] , and hand tools preparation (Shirai, 2021) [11] . Lignin is a complex and recalcitrant phenolic macromolecule comprising phenylpropane type units that provides cell walls stiffness even in absence of turgor pressure.…”

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Synthesis of transparent wood from lignin modification in Bombax ceiba

Mahesh¹,

Sihag²,

Shaik³

et al. 2023

Pharma Innovation

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The uncertainties present in the environment and climate change, and also the rapid non-renewable resource emissions, have driven mankind to create effective energy savers and environmentally friendly sustainable materials. Wood is one of the most abundant and versatile bio-based structural materials. There are several promising and significant benefits of wood, such as its high toughness, low thermal conductivity, low density, high young's modulus, biodegradability, and non-toxic nature. Moreover, while wood has several ecological and structural benefits, it falls short of satisfying the need for optical transparency. High transparency and haze as well as environmental friendliness make transparent wood ideal for use in several important industries, including electronics, packaging, automotive, and construction. Therefore, current research on developing transparent wood is carried out using low-cost materials such as Bombax species, balsa and bamboo. Present research highlights the process of making transparent wood along with the change absorbed in the FTIR spectrum during Lignin Modification and polymerization. Later such fabricated transparent wood is subjected to different properties analysis such as density, weight gain, water absorption, flexural strength and transparency.

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