Advances in Chemical Processing of Wood 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: 30 December 2025
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wood chemistry; pulp and paper; biorefinery; nanocellulose; chemical modification of wood
Interests: wood quality; physical–chemical characterization of wood; composite materials and nanocomposites; thermally modified wood; colorimetry; modification and characterization of cellulose and nanocellulose
Interests: anatomy and identification of wood; visible and infrared spectroscopy; colorimetry; paper and carbonized wood
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Special Issue Information
Advances in the chemical processing of wood have led to a broader range of applications for lignocellulosic materials. This includes processes such as chemical pulping for pulp and paper production, biomass fractionation, energy generation from wood, and the chemical modification of wood for the development of adhesives, composites, and other wood-derived products. Approaches based on biorefineries and green chemistry are also being used to improve process conditions and material performance.
In addition, analytical techniques such as spectroscopy, chromatography, mass spectrometry, and chemical imaging are widely used to investigate the composition of and chemical changes in wood during processing. These techniques support a deeper understanding of wood’s structure and reactivity, contributing to improvements in process control and product development.
This Special Issue welcomes submissions focused on chemical processing routes, including chemical pulping, and the use of analytical tools to study wood chemistry. Topics of interest include pulping processes; chemical modification; the utilization of cellulose, lignin, and hemicelluloses; the development of materials based on wood components; and the chemical characterization of wood at different stages of its transformation.
Prof. Dr. Bonfatti Júnior Eraldo Antonio
Prof. Dr. Elaine Cristina Lengowski
Dr. Silvana Nisgoski
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- chemical pulping
- lignocellulosic materials
- wood chemistry
- wood biorefinery
- analytical techniques
- wood chemical modification
- wood chemical characterization
- lignin
- nanocellulose
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