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Wood Research publishes original papers aimed at recent advances in all branches of wood science (biology, chemistry, wood physics and mechanics, mechanical and chemical processing etc.). Submission of the manuscript implies that it has not been published before and it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.

e-ISSN 2729-8906
ISSN 1336-4561

Editors

Monika STANKOVSKÁ

Editor

Pulp and Paper Research Institute,
Dúbravská cesta 14, SK-841 04 Bratislava,
Slovak Republic

Štefan ŠTELLER

Editor

Slovak Forest Products Research Institute,
Dúbravská cesta 14, SK-841 04 Bratislava,
Slovak Republic

Vladimír IHNÁT

Associate Editor

Slovak Forest Products Research Institute,
Dúbravská cesta 14, SK-841 04 Bratislava,
Slovak Republic

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WoodResearch in Numbers

68
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5588
Number of Papers
373
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Latest Articles

WOOD RESEARCH Volume 69, Number 1, 2024
SEOK-UN JO, HAK-BYUNG CHAE, HEE-JUN PARK, and EUN-SUK JANG

THE OPTIMAL IMPREGNATION AMOUNTS OF FLAME-RETARDANT FOR KOREAN LARCH AND JAPANESE CEDAR BUILDING MATERIALS

In Korea, in accordance with regulations MOLIT notice 2023-24 regarding the flame retardant performance of building finishing materials and fire spread prevention structure, it is mandated that flame-retardant materials have a total heat emission less than 8 MJ/m2. Consequently, our study aimed to determine the quantity of flame-retardant treatment required to meet MOLIT notice 2023-24 for Korean larch and Japanese cedar, as commonly used exterior materials in construction. To this end, we investigated using a cone calorimeter to observe changes in the THR (total heat released) depending on the SCFI (solid content of flame-retardant impregnation). Our simple linear regression analysis indicated that the SCFI needed to satisfy the prescribed flame-retardant standard of 8 MJ/m2 was 93.9 kg/m3 for Korean larch and 144.6 kg/m3 for Japanese cedar. As a result, we established optimal impregnation levels of flame retardant for both species

WOOD RESEARCH Volume 69, Number 1, 2024
VLADIMÍR MANCEL, JOZEF KRILEK, IVETA ČABALOVÁ, ROMAN RÉH, MÁRIA OSVALDOVÁ, and ANNA DARABOŠOVÁ

EVALUATION OF SELECTED MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PARTICLEBOARDS CONTAINING WASTE PLASTICS

This article is focused on the research of particleboards (PB) composed of wood particles from spruce logs and recycled crushed plastic granulates. Crushed plastic granulates sized from 1.0 to 4.0 mm were obtained from worn automobiles by recycling, specifically painted and unpainted bumpers. The proportion of plastic granulate in the particleboards represented 10%, 15%, and 20% of the total weight of the composites. In the production of PB, urea-formaldehyde resin and paraffin emulsion were used as a binder and ammonium nitrate was used as a hardener. The aim of the article was to compare the selected properties of PB containing plastic filler with pure PB. Mechanical properties (tensile and bending strength), and physical properties (water absorption and thickness swelling) were evaluated according to EN 319, EN 310 and EN 317. Based on the results, it can be stated that the bending strength and physical properties of PB containing plastic filler were significantly better compared to pure PB. On the contrary, the tensile strength values were lower in most cases

WOOD RESEARCH Volume 69, Number 1, 2024
XIAOFENG XU, GUOSHENG YU, JUE WANG, WEI ZHANG, and YUYAO XU

STUDY ON PREPARATION TECHNOLOGY OF HIGH-QUALITY BIOMASS FUEL PELLETS USING CARAGANA KORSHINSKII KOM. POWDER

Caragana korshinskii Kom. powder was used as the experimental material and wheat bran as the binder to produce high-quality biomass molding fuel (BMF) pellets. A series of experiments involving pellet production were conducted in different molding temperatures and at different moisture contents with different percentage of wheat bran by a newly-developed pelletizer using a die heating production method. The biomass molding process was optimized by single factor and orthogonal test with the fuel relaxation density, mechanical durability and molding pressure as indexes. The experimental results showed that the optimum moisture content was 20% by mass percentage of wheat bran is 9% by mass and molding temperature is 140°C in order to get the best quality of high-strength BMF pellets with relative low molding pressure

WOOD RESEARCH Volume 69, Number 1, 2024
CHENYANG LI, YATING CAI, CHUNYAN LI, XINJIE ZHOU, YULIN LIU, LILI YU, HUI LI, and MEILING CHEN

STUDY ON THE MOST EFFECTIVE COMBINATION OF FLAME RETARDANT AND ANTI-AGING AGENT FOR BAMBOO MODIFICATION

In order to promote the universal application of bamboo materials as well as to provide reference for the study of the performance of bamboo, four kinds of flame retardants (boric acid (BA), borax (BX), ammonium polyphosphate (APP), disodium octaborate tetrahydrate (DOT)), two kinds of ultraviolet light absorbers (UV-531, nano TiO2) were added into waterborne polyurethane (WPU) to synthesize 5 kinds of modified coatings and coated on the surface of bamboo to make test materials. The flame-retardant analysis of the coated samples comprehensively explored the changes in flame retardancy of the test material after treatment. And the anti-aging test was carried out to investigate the color difference and adhesion change of the coating sample. The results show that the optimum flame retardant and anti-aging coating composition was obtained as 20% solid content of WPU, 8g coating amount of modifier, with the mass ratio of BA/BX/APP /DOT/water being 75:75:7:42:600, and the amount of UV-531 added being 1%

WOOD RESEARCH Volume 69, Number 1, 2024
HARUNA SEIDU, MARWA BROUGUI, NOOR ROZIANA ABDUL RAHIM, and RÓBERT NÉMETH

EVALUATION OF DYNAMIC AND STATIC MODULI OF ELASTICITY OF HYBRID EUCALYPTUS WOOD FROM DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN GHANA

This study explores the mechanical properties of hybrid eucalyptus wood, with a focus on dynamic and static moduli of elasticity (MOE), which is crucial for understanding the stiffness behaviour of wood. The research employs acoustic and static measurements on samples prepared from six trees sourced from Winneba and Amantia in Ghana. The results reveal significant variations in static and dynamic MOE, with higher static MOE observed in both Amantia and Winneba samples. However, Winneba and Amantia samples at the tree level were found to be insignificant statistically. The densities of the samples from the two locations, Winneba and Amantia, were found to be significantly different. Correlation studies revealed strong relationships between wood density and static MOE, as well as static and dynamic MOE, providing valuable insights into the comprehensive characterization of the eucalyptus globulus species grown in Ghana

WOOD RESEARCH Volume 69, Number 1, 2024
VLADIMÍR IHNÁT, HENRICH LÜBKE, RASTISLAV ČEREŠŇA, JOZEF BALBERČÁK, VLADIMÍR KUŇA, ANDREJ PAŽITNÝ, and ŠTEFAN BOHÁČEK

THIN LIGNOCELLULOSIC LINERS BASED OF SPRUCE SHAVINGS

The article is devoted to determining the basic physical and mechanical properties of sheet materials up to 1.5 mm thick based on wood shavings and PVAc glue with a high proportion of water, pressed under high pressure up to 25 MPa and a temperature of around 190°C, so that the softening of lignin caused by the generated steam, allow to create a compact and non-crumbling surface. In order to characterize the physical-mechanical properties of the new wood-based sheet material with minimum thickness and characteristic elasticity, tests according to the CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) standards were adopted. Procedures for tensile strength according to ISO 1924-2 (2008), Burst strength according to ISO 2758 (2014), puncture according to ASTM D781-68 (1973), water absorption according to ISO 5637 (1989) and porosity according to TAPPI Test method T460 were applied

WOOD RESEARCH Volume 69, Number 1, 2024
RIZKI ARISANDI, AQMAL NUR JIHAD, ALMAAS HUKMA SHABIYYA PALEVA, FAJAR ARIEF KURNIAWAN, GANIS LUKMANDARU, NOOR KHOMSAH KARTIKAWATI, ANTO RIMBAWANTO, SRI SUNARTI, TONI HERAWAN, LILIEK HARYJANTO, ASRI INSIANA PUTRI, FAJAR LESTARI, and ARIF NIRSATMANTO

CHARACTERIZATION OF EXTRACTIVE COMPOSITION IN THE WOOD AND BARK OF CAJUPUTI (MELALEUCA CAJUPUTI SUBSP. CAJUPUTI POWELL.) GROWN IN GUNUNGKIDUL, INDONESIA

The aim of this study was to analyze the extractive composition of the wood and bark of cajuput (M. cajuputi subsp. cajuputi) to consider the end use material according to the characteristics of the its extractives. Results showed that the extractives properties of M. cajuputi, i.e. the contents of n-hexane, methanol, hot water extractives and total phenolic content (TPC), flavonoid content (TFC) and total polysaccharides (TSP) were 0.84 to 1.05%, 1.00 to 1.03% and 1.43 to 1.46%, and 19.2 to 38.7 and 23.2 to 27.3 mg GAE/g dried extract, 11.8 to 16.0 and 7.55 to 14.0 mg QE/g dried extract and 79.3 to 102.8 and 148.8 to 165.9 mg Glu/g dried extract, respectively. Bark had higher extractive levels than wood. In addition, TPC and TSP in the bark were greater than in the wood parts, whereas the reverse trend was found in TFC. The relatively high contents of TPC and TFC in the wood and bark suggest that their potential antioxidant properties. Based on the GC-MS analysis, the high content of sterols-steroids (31.4%) and triterpenoids (21.9%) in the bark part will have potential in the field of pharmacology

WOOD RESEARCH Volume 69, Number 1, 2024
CLAUDETE CATANHEDE DO NASCIMENTO, CRISTIANO SOUZA NASCIMENTO, ROBERTO DANIEL DE ARAUJO, MARIA DA PAZ LIMA, and JORGE ALVES DE FREITAS

INFLUENCE OF SITES ON THE PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF NATIVE TROPICAL WOODS

The Amazon rainforest displays wide ecological diversity, reflected in its wood variation. The study evaluated the influence of different locations on the properties of wood from native tropical species extracted from the Brazilian Amazon. The most frequent species in the locations were selected, and a total of 104 trees were extracted. The logs were sawed breakdown to make beams (50 × 110 × 2,000 mm). The wood density and mechanical resistance of these samples were determined. The wood density ranged of 0.25-1.00 g/cm3, modulus of elasticity and rupture in static bending ranged of 5,982-19,025 MPa and 35-204 MPa, respectively. For compressive strength parallel to the grain, the range was 24-111 MPa; the strength of wood compressed parallel was 20-245 MPa, and the shear strength was 50-245 MPa. The study detected differences in the physical and mechanical properties of the woods regarding the origin of the sites (Amazonas-Pará/Brazil), with the modulus of elasticity and the wood density showing the greatest variations

WOOD RESEARCH Volume 69, Number 1, 2024
ÉVA KIRÁLY, ZOLTÁN BÖRCSÖK, ZOLTÁN KOCSIS, GÁBOR NÉMETH, ANDRÁS POLGÁR, and ATTILA BOROVICS

CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION THROUGH CARBON STORAGE AND PRODUCT SUBSTITUTION IN THE HUNGARIAN WOOD INDUSTRY

In our study we estimated under two different scenarios the historic and future carbon balance of the Hungarian harvested wood product (HWP) pool using the HWP-RIAL model. We also estimated the effect of product and energy substitution and the magnitude of avoided emissions based on international substitution factors. According to our results in the period 1985–2021 the average of the HWP net emissions plus substitution effects was -3,800 kt CO2. In this period the 49% of the forest industry-related climate benefits was attributable to carbon storage in forests, while 4% was attributable to carbon storage in wood products and 47% to product and energy substitution. According to our projection the HWP net emissions plus substitution effects could reach -14,994 kt CO2 up to 2050 under an intensified domestic wood processing industry. This means that product substitution benefits could be tripled, while the net removals of the HWP pool could be 5 times higher than the historic values

WOOD RESEARCH Volume 69, Number 1, 2024
JOZEF BALBERČÁK and VLADIMÍR KUŇA

MODIFIED STARCHES AS A MEAN OF INCREASING THE DRY STRENGTH OF TISSUE PAPERS

Application of agents to increase the dry strength is one of the ways of improving the physical-mechanical properties of papers. In the presented article, we are dealing with the application of modified starches to the pulp mass in order to increase the strength parameters of hygienic papers. In laboratory experiments, 8 types of agents were tested, which differed in charge level, molecular weight and cross-linker level. Strength parameters, porosity and water absorption were evaluated during the laboratory tests. The most important strength parameter in the production of tissue papers is the tensile strength, the most suitable parameters for the production of tissue papers were achieved when applying the product ECO 2777. By monitoring the influence of the dose of starch, it was found that the optimal dose is 3 kg per ton of absolutely dry pulp, when there is an increase in the tensile strength by 18%, the burst strength by 41% and while maintaining the required values of stiffness, porosity and water absorption

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