Advances in Testing the Biological Durability and Quality Assurance of Wood-Based Materials and Products
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Wood Science and Forest Products".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 9324
Special Issue Editors
Interests: timber durability; biocides; timber design; wood modification; wooden products
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Interests: wood quality; wood durability; wood modification; wood protection; service life prediction; structural health assessment; performance classification
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Wood and wood-based products have a high potential for sequestering carbon and can be obtained from sustainable forest resources. The longer a wood product remains in use, the more carbon remains bound. Thus, the biological durability of wood plays an important role in the service life of wooden structures and components. With the increasing regulation of wood preservatives and criticism surrounding non-sustainably produced tropical wood species, innovative approaches for improving wood durability are desirable.
Environmentally friendly and sustainable materials are becoming more popular, leading to increased interest in the development of biobased alternatives to traditional wood protection methods. These developments should improve the sustainability of wood-based materials and the products industry. Recent advancements in testing the biological durability and quality of wood-based materials and products include the use of accelerated testing methods, as well as improved, non-destructive testing techniques such as imaging and spectroscopy. The development of these advanced tests may allow for a faster and more accurate determination of the durability and quality of wood-based materials, which is important for ensuring the long-term performance and safety of building and construction products.
We encourage studies from all fields, including method development, experimental studies, quality assurance monitoring approaches, and models to contribute to this Special Issue in order to contribute to the knowledge surrounding wood durability mechanisms, wood modification strategies and the protection of wooden structures.
Dr. Tripti Singh
Prof. Dr. Christian Brischke
Guest Editors
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Keywords
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- fungal decay
- laboratory test
- marine borer attack
- performance
- quality control
- staining fungi
- termite attack
- test methodology
- wood modification
- wood protection
- wood deterioration
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