Chemical composition and resistance of Italian stone pine ( Pinus pinea L.) wood against fungal decay and wetting

The Performance of Wood Decking after Five Years of Exposure: Verification of the Combined Effect of Wetting Ability and Durability

“…A new concept for characterizing the durability of wood-based materials and predicting the service life of wood was recently proposed by Meyer-Veltrup et al [13,14], based on the material-inherent protective properties, the moisture performance and the climate-and design-induced exposure dose of wooden structures. This approach has been successfully applied to untreated wood [15][16][17] and was validated on historical objects from WWII made of spruce wood [54].…”

Impact of Bio-Based (Tannins) and Nano-Scale (CNC) Additives on Bonding Properties of Synthetic Adhesives (PVAc and MUF) Using Chestnut Wood from Young Coppice Stands

“…Bonding procedures were carried out according to instructions given by the adhesives' manufacturers. After manual application of the requested amount of glue (130 g/m 2 PVA and 250 g/m 2 MUF) using an aluminum spatula, the chestnut wood tangential panels were bonded in parallel orientation and pressed for 90 min at 50 bar (5 MPa) at ambient temperature. After pressing, the glued samples were dried in standard climate at 20 • C and 65% relative humidity (RH) according to [35].…”

“…The market for biocomposites is expected to grow in future thanks to a combination of factors like sustainability and renewability of wood resources, the inherent mechanical resistance of wood [2][3][4] Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 956 2 of 13 as well as the incentive to exploit, as much as possible, short supply chain wood and low quality material [2,5]. However, the exploitation of the short supply chain material and its implementation into operative processes, should be evidence-based [6].…”

Recovery of antifungal compounds from wood and coffee industry side-streams and residues for wood preservative formulations

“…Extending the service lifetime of wood has been an important issue to be addressed since early human history. Nowadays it is known that the presence of different extractives in wood, such as phenolics including flavonoids and stilbenes, plays a key role in the wood decay resistance (Harju et al 2003;Taylor et al 2006;De Angelis et al 2018). In the past, the reasons for the natural durability were not understood.…”

“…Trees are known to be rich in extractives, which play a marked role in the protection of living wood from fungal decay (Harju et al 2003, De Angelis et al 2018, Anouhe et al 2018. However, the use of entire wood for chemical extraction for treating other woods would not make sense, and it would make wood expensive, whereas the industrial side-streams, such as bark, could be used for this purpose.…”