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Effects of chemical modification and nanotechnology on wood properties

Bi, W; Li, H; Hui, D; Gaff, M; Lorenzo, R; Corbi, I; Corbi, O; (2021) Effects of chemical modification and nanotechnology on wood properties. Nanotechnology Reviews , 10 (1) pp. 978-1008. 10.1515/ntrev-2021-0065. Green open access

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Abstract

As a green material, wood is widely used in building decoration, railway construction, and other fields. However, the wood itself has inherent defects of being easy to absorb water and deform, rot, and decrease in strength. The physical and mechanical strengths and stability of artificial fast-growing forest wood are even worse. As wood modification can improve the dimensional stability, durability, strength, and other properties of wood, it has been widely used. Chemical modification is the main method of wood modification. The development of nanotechnology has brought more possibilities for wood modification. Owing to the extensive literature available, this article summarizes the representative achievements of wood chemical modification and nanotechnology. The principle, production process, advantages, and disadvantages of various wood chemical modification methods were analyzed, compared, and evaluated. Finally, according to the application status of wood-modified materials, the problems existing in the current wood chemical modification methods and the application of nanotechnology, and the development trend in the future are analyzed.

Type: Article
Title: Effects of chemical modification and nanotechnology on wood properties
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1515/ntrev-2021-0065
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1515/ntrev-2021-0065
Language: English
Additional information: Open Access. © 2021 Wenzhai Bi et al., published by De Gruyter. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Keywords: wood; chemical modification; principle; process; characteristics
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10136444
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