Measurement and Enhancement of Wood Mechanical and Chemical Properties, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Climate change is one of the challenges of the modern world currently facing humanity. In recent years, various environmental, economic, and political aspects have contributed to the adaptation and introduction of regulations in response to the challenges of sustainable development in the management of wood resources. To counter climate change, there has been a growing interest in solutions to increase the rational use of wood in the economy. In this regard, it is urgent to seek pathways for economic development based on improving the properties of wood through the implementation of innovative technological solutions for the manufacture of products, with the use of environmentally friendly technologies and modification options that will allow for the development of a low-carbon economy as well as a society that is adapted to climate change.

In the first edition, we received over 30 interested authors’ inquiries and 14 submissions. Finally, six of them were successfully published. In the second edition, we still hope to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest research in this field. It will cover a wide range of topics, from basic measurement techniques to advanced modification methods. The scope includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

• Measurement techniques for wood mechanical and chemical properties;
• principles for the introduction of wood material processing technologies, including investment elements related to resource conservation and investment decisions on the use as well as production of wood and wood-based products;
• updated research reviews using measurement analysis methods that address innovations related to the harvesting or rational use of wood, with positive environmental impacts;
• discussion of the main technological and economic challenges in the forest-wood area, as well as suggestions of potentially possible ways to modify wood and the related socioeconomic effects;
• the impacts of wood properties on end-use applications and the possibilities of using post-consumer wood, including wood composite materials, for utility purposes;
• the use of modern solutions related not only to the introduction of environmentally friendly improved wood materials but energy-efficient processing technologies as well.

Contributions of research using mathematical and econometric programming tools to analyze and evaluate case studies will also be welcome. All articles will undergo a thorough review process in accordance with Forests quality standards. Articles must contain original research, and illustrations should refer to actual case studies for which data should be provided (either in the article or as supplementary material) to ensure that the results can be verified. Articles should contribute novel and noteworthy research to the relevant literature.

Dr. Wanzhao Li
Dr. Marek Wieruszewski
Dr. Yue Qi
Guest Editors

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