Wood: A 45th anniversary review of JMS papers

Ansell, Martin P.

doi:10.1007/s10853-011-5995-5

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“…There are currently a large number of studies undertaken to use biomass either from dedicated crops or from agro-waste as substitutes for aggregates and reinforcements in cement and concrete composites. They may have the potential to lead to new and economically viable construction materials [9,10,14,15,[32][33][34].…”

Section: A Look At the Biomass Used For Cement And Concrete Compositesmentioning

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Treatments of plant biomass for cementitious building materials – A review

Vo¹,

Navard²

2016

Construction and Building Materials

119

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International audienceThe use of plant biomass for developing energy efficient and low cost construction materials is an emerging field in building construction and civil engineering. Although the biomass-based cement and concrete composites have several advantages, such as low densities, low amount of CO2 gas emission, good thermal and acoustic insulation, there are also disadvantages or open questions like the durability of biomass in alkaline cement matrix, the high absorption of water and the cement-biomass compatibility, all deteriorating concrete mechanical properties, which are already intrinsically low due to the low mechanical properties of biomass-based fillers. This review gives the necessary basis in plant structure and composition for understanding how and why many treatments tested on biomass for overcoming the above-mentioned difficulties are acting. This paper reviews research papers and patents on the treatments tested to improve the mechanical properties, durability and compatibility of biomass for its use as concrete fillers for building materials

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Section: A Look At the Biomass Used For Cement And Concrete Compositesmentioning

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Treatments of plant biomass for cementitious building materials – A review

Vo¹,

Navard²

2016

Construction and Building Materials

119

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“…According to Lenth and Kamke (2001), increasing moisture content (MC) decreases the softening temperature of lignin and hemicelluloses. These are the reasons why softening of wood in hot and humid conditions is needed (Ansell 2012). During longitudinal compression, the specimen can be held for a predetermined time constantly at the applied compression level.…”

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Moisture-dependent mechanical properties of longitudinally compressed wood

Báder

Németh

2019

Eur. J. Wood Prod.

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Since the properties of wood significantly change with its moisture content, it is important to know the effect of different moisture conditions on wood. A brief summary is provided on this topic in the first part of this article. The compression along the wood grain is a modification resulting in better pliability. The moisture dependence of mechanical properties of longitudinally compressed wood is not known yet. For this purpose, the results in this article are considered as basic research results. Bending-and compression tests on beech specimens compressed longitudinally by 20% were carried out at different moisture contents. Changing moisture content has almost no significant effect on the modulus of rupture of wood that has been longitudinally compressed, compared to the sensitivity to changes in moisture content of untreated wood. However, the effect of moisture content on the change of bending modulus of elasticity, compressive strength parallel to the grain and bendability coefficient diverges significantly. As a result of these changes, there is a great difference in the pliability with different moisture contents of treated wood. For the best pliability during bending, the moisture content of longitudinally compressed wood must be close to its fiber saturation point.Publisher's Note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

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“…However, there are still many problems to limit its applications. For examples, owing to its inherently hygroscopic and organic constitution, wood is susceptible to humidity change and low fire-retardancy, resulting in dimensional and thermal instability 1–3 . As a nutrient source, wood is vulnerable to insects, fungi and other microorganisms 4,5 .…”

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Improvement of mechanical, humidity resistance and thermal properties of heat-treated rubber wood by impregnation of SiO2 precursor

Zhang

Cai

2019

Sci Rep

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The SiO2 precursor solution was impregnated into heat-treated rubber wood to enhance its mechanical and flame-retarding properties. Test specimens were randomly divided into four groups, i.e., untreated (U), heat-treated (HT), impregnated SiO2 precursor before heat treatment (ISB) and after heat treatment (ISA). Results showed that, compared with HT wood specimens, the modulus of rupture (MOR) and compression strength of ISB and ISA wood specimens were both increased. The hygroscopicity of modified wood was decreased and the dimension stability was consequently improved. Surprisingly, the hardness of ISB specimens increased by 43.65%. The thermogravimetric (TG) examination showed that the incorporation of silicon retarded the thermal decomposition and improved the thermal stability of wood. Furthermore, the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDXA) revealed that the SiO2 gel was deposited in the cell wall, The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) showed the formation of Si–O–Si and Si–O–C covalent bonds. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) tests indicated that the impregnation of SiO2 precursor had slight effect on the crystalline structure of the wood.

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Wood: A 45th anniversary review of JMS papers

Cited by 19 publications

References 65 publications

Treatments of plant biomass for cementitious building materials – A review

Treatments of plant biomass for cementitious building materials – A review

Moisture-dependent mechanical properties of longitudinally compressed wood

Improvement of mechanical, humidity resistance and thermal properties of heat-treated rubber wood by impregnation of SiO2 precursor

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