Processing bulk natural wood into a high-performance structural material

Jianwei Song,Chaoji Chen,Shuze Zhu,Mingwei Zhu,Jiaqi Dai,Upamanyu Ray,Yiju Li,Yudi Kuang,Yongfeng Li,Nelson Quispe,Yonggang Yao,Amy Gong,Ulrich H. Leiste,Hugh A. Bruck,Junyong J Y Zhu,Azhar Vellore,Heng Li,Marilyn L. Minus,Zheng Jia,Ashlie Martini,Teng Li,Liangbing Hu

Processing bulk natural wood into a high-performance structural material

2018

A process is described for the transformation of bulk wood into a low-cost, strong, tough, lightweight structural material, by the partial removal of lignin and hemicellulose followed by hot-pressing to densify the natural wood.

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Structural material
Composite material
Hemicellulose
Lignin
Materials science
Specific strength
Cellulose
Ultimate tensile strength
Polymer
Toughness

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