A review of wood thermal pretreatments to improve wood composite properties

The objective of this paper is to review the published literature on improving properties of wood composites through thermal pretreatment of wood. Thermal pretreatment has been conducted in moist environments using hot water or steam at temperatures up to 180 and 230 °C, respectively, or in dry envi...

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Main Author: Peláez Samaniego, Manuel Raúl (author)
Other Authors: Yadama, Vikram (author), Lowell, Eini (author), Espinoza Herrera, Raúl (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://dspace.ucuenca.edu.ec/handle/123456789/22131
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