Wood mechanical densification: a review on processing

• Published in: Materials and manufacturing processes Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 359 - 371
• Main Authors: Luan, Yu, Fang, Chang-Hua, Ma, Yi-Fan, Fei, Ben-Hua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 12.03.2022
• Subjects: adding steam densification; densification; heat treatment; high density wood; high strength wood; non-adding steam densification; processing; steam treatment; thermo-hydro-mechanical densification; thermo-mechanical densification; Wood

As a renewable and low-price material, wood has been used extensively in the construction, furniture and other fields. However, the mechanical strength of most wood species is moderate or low, which cannot meet the need of some advanced engineering structures and applications. High-strength wood res...