Advanced Eco-friendly Wood Composites

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Advanced Eco-friendly Wood Composites is written by Petar Antov and published by Elsevier. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0443215731 (ISBN 10) and 9780443215735 (ISBN 13).

Advanced Eco-friendly Wood Composites for A Sustainable and Circular Bioeconomy explores the challenges and future perspectives related to the development, properties, and applications of innovative, high-performance, eco-friendly wood composites, supporting the transition of the wood-based panel industry towards a circular bioeconomy, thus creating sustainable and resilient environments. Topics covered within the book include the latest approaches in the development of novel environmentally friendly wood-based composites; sustainable, bio-based wood adhesives; innovative approaches and processes for sustainable, optimized utilization of natural feedstocks, recycling and cascading in the use of wood-based composites; thermal and chemical technologies for enhanced protection of wood and wood-based composites; application of nanomaterials to wood-based composites; valorization of bark for value-added chemicals and production of wood composites; non-wood lignocellulosic composites; advanced functionalities and application of wood-based panels and life cycle assessment of eco-friendly wood composites. This book presents a comprehensive review of the latest advancements in the field of eco-friendly wood-based composites with enhanced properties, close-to-zero formaldehyde emission, and a lower environmental footprint for advanced value-added applications. - Provides a comprehensive review of the latest advances in eco-friendly wood composites with enhanced properties and lower carbon footprint - Discusses new insights from the circular economy and environmental perspectives that will increase value-added applications. - Covers properties, applications, life cycle assessment and environmental impact