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  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
6,853 Views
16 Pages

30 April 2024

The wood-based panel industry is experiencing an excessive accumulation of solid residues from the production of medium-density fiberboard (MDF) panels and moldings. It is possible to create new MDF products with acceptable physical and mechanical pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,515 Views
15 Pages

Impregnation of Medium-Density Fiberboard Residues with Phase Change Materials for Efficient Thermal Energy Storage

  • Gustavo E. Rodríguez,
  • Cecilia Bustos Ávila,
  • Romina Romero and
  • Alain Cloutier

1 November 2023

The wood-based panel industry generates a significant amount of solid residues in its production activities, including medium-density fiberboard (MDF) molding manufacturing. These residues consist of fine fibers measuring between 0.15 mm and 1.19 mm...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
425 Views
18 Pages

Sustainable Polysulfone Composite Membranes Incorporating Medium-Density Fiberboard Residue for Dairy Effluent Remediation

  • Bruna Naiara Silva de Oliveira Almeida,
  • Rafael Agra Dias,
  • Pamela Thainara Vieira da Silva,
  • Renê Anisio da Paz,
  • Bruna Aline Araujo,
  • Carlos Bruno Barreto Luna,
  • Renate Maria Ramos Wellen and
  • Edcleide Maria Araújo

15 April 2026

The global shift toward sustainable industrial processes has increased the demand for advanced materials capable of performing under harsh conditions, with high-temperature polymer nanocomposites emerging as a key development area. This study investi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,550 Views
8 Pages

Resistance of Untreated and Torrefied Medium-Density Fiberboard (MDF) Residues to Xylophage Fungi

  • Paula Gabriella Surdi,
  • Vinicius Resende de Castro,
  • Nidia Niela Lima,
  • Gabriel Reis Portilho,
  • Nayara Franzini Lopes,
  • Frances Alves Andrade,
  • Antônio José Vinha Zanuncio,
  • José Cola Zanuncio,
  • Angélica de Cássia Oliveira Carneiro and
  • Solange de Oliveira Araújo

4 February 2023

The manufacture of wood panels generates a large amount of waste. This material can be an option for renewable energy generation. However, long-term storage, exposure to moisture and contact of these panels with the soil facilitate colonization by xy...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
939 Views
18 Pages

19 May 2026

Wood-based panels are increasingly used in exterior applications; however, comprehensive evaluations of their durability under standardized aging conditions remain limited. This study evaluates the dimensional stability and mechanical performance of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
6,430 Views
20 Pages

Fractionation of Waste MDF by Steam Refining

  • Sebastian Hagel and
  • Bodo Saake

In view of the expected increase in available waste medium-density fiberboard (MDF) and the current insufficient and unsatisfactory disposal capacities, efficient ways of recycling the waste material need to be developed. In this study, the potential...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,524 Views
19 Pages

Structural Optimization of Sustainable Lightweight Hemp Shive-Fiber Panels

  • Viktor Savov,
  • Petar Antov,
  • Viktoria Dudeva and
  • Georgi Ivanov

3 October 2025

This study investigates the structural optimization of lightweight three-layer panels made from industrial hemp shives (core) and hemp fibers (faces) as a sustainable alternative to wood-based materials in furniture manufacturing. Panels with target...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
838 Views
17 Pages

4 November 2025

The recovery of timber residues from abandoned underground coal mines presents a unique opportunity to expand the raw material base for wood-based composites, aligning with the principles of cascade utilization. Large amounts of structural wood, embe...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,106 Views
18 Pages

Comparison Failure and Successful Methodologies for Diffusion Measurements Undertaken inside Two Different Testing Rooms

  • Lamberto Tronchin,
  • Angelo Farina,
  • Antonella Bevilacqua,
  • Francesca Merli and
  • Pietro Fiumana

9 November 2021

The scattering phenomenon is known to be of great importance for the acoustic quality of a performance arts space. The scattering of sound can be achieved in different ways: it can be obtained by the presence of architectural and/or decorating elemen...

  • Review
  • Open Access
133 Citations
18,766 Views
14 Pages

Cascading Recycling of Wood Waste: A Review

  • Arnaud Besserer,
  • Sarah Troilo,
  • Pierre Girods,
  • Yann Rogaume and
  • Nicolas Brosse

27 May 2021

Wood is an increasingly demanded renewable resource and an important raw material for construction and materials. In addition, new consumption habits are leading to the production of ever greater volumes of waste wood, which constitutes a feedstock t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,301 Views
14 Pages

This study aimed to explore the potential antioxidant activity and mechanism of oligopeptides from sauce-aroma Baijiu. The oligopeptides of Val-Leu-Pro-Phe (VLPF), Pro-Leu-Phe (PLF), Val-Gly-Phe-Cys (VGFC), Leu-Tyr-Pro (LYP), Leu-Pro-Phe (LPF), and P...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,189 Views
31 Pages

With the rise of embodied agents and indoor service robots, object detection has become a critical component supporting semantic mapping, path planning, and human–robot interaction. However, indoor scenes often face challenges such as severe oc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,334 Views
12 Pages

Thermokinetic Study of Catalytic Pyrolysis of Medium-Density Fiberboards over Beta-Zeolite-Supported Platinum

  • Mateus da Silva Carvalho,
  • Francieli Martins Mayer,
  • Ana Paula Stelzer de Oliveira,
  • Doris Ruiz,
  • Cesário Francisco das Virgens and
  • Maria do Carmo Rangel

16 August 2023

Catalytic pyrolysis is an attractive alternative for converting biomass into energy and chemicals, replacing fossil sources. Efficient catalysts can be used to remove compounds containing oxygen during pyrolysis, improving the bio-oil properties and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
63 Citations
8,166 Views
14 Pages

Eco-Friendly Fiberboard Panels from Recycled Fibers Bonded with Calcium Lignosulfonate

  • Petar Antov,
  • L’uboš Krišt’ák,
  • Roman Réh,
  • Viktor Savov and
  • Antonios N. Papadopoulos

21 February 2021

The potential of using residual softwood fibers from the pulp and paper industry for producing eco-friendly, zero-formaldehyde fiberboard panels, bonded with calcium lignosulfonate (CLS) as a lignin-based, formaldehyde free adhesive, was investigated...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,155 Views
26 Pages

23 May 2021

Drilling operations are an essential part of furniture from MDF laminated boards required for product assembly. Faults in the process might introduce adverse effects to the furniture. Inspection of the drilling quality can be challenging due to a big...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,588 Views
22 Pages

25 June 2025

Agricultural pest detection is critical for crop protection and food security, yet existing methods suffer from low computational efficiency and poor generalization due to imbalanced data distribution, minimal inter-class variations among pest catego...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,637 Views
19 Pages

Development and Characterization of Sustainable Biocomposites from Wood Fibers, Spent Coffee Grounds, and Ammonium Lignosulfonate

  • Viktor Savov,
  • Petar Antov,
  • Alexsandrina Kostadinova-Slaveva,
  • Jansu Yusein,
  • Viktoria Dudeva,
  • Ekaterina Todorova and
  • Stoyko Petrin

24 September 2025

Coffee processing generates large volumes of spent coffee grounds (SCGs), which contain 30–40% hemicellulose, 8.6–13.3% cellulose, and 25–33% lignin, making them a promising lignin-rich filler for biocomposites. Conventional wood co...