The effects of three different fungal treatments on several technology characteristics of Eucalyptus grandiswood, were studied on industrial chips and blocks. The percentage of the substrate mass loss by the fungal treatment, ...

The aim of this paper is to determine the fire performance of wood panels (Araucaria angustifolia) impregnated with soluble alkaline silicates. Commercial silicates based on sodium and potassium with 2.5/1.0 and 3.0/1.0 ...

In tropical regions, it is possible to produce a large variety of timber species in plantation conditions. However, wood from these trees has low natural durability. Biodeterioration and the dynamic modulus of elasticity ...

The protection of cultural heritage is an integral part of the world´s material wealth. The cultural heritage, movable and immovable, together with the natural environment, represents values that contribute to the education ...

Hemicelluloses, the second most abundant polysaccharides in nature after cellulose, can be used for hydrogels, in packaging-films, or biomedical materials, among other purposes. In the case of eucalyptus wood, glucuronoxylans ...

Short fibers and wood flour were selected as fillers in the production of two types of unsaturated polyester composites (bisphenolic and isophthalic-based thermosets). Sisal fibers were subjected to washing in order to ...