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Home > Vol 14, No 4 (2019)

Vol 14, No 4 (2019)

Table of Contents

Editorials (Opinion Pieces)

Current and Future Markets of Dissolving Pulp in China and Other Countries Zicheng Chen, Huiwen Zhang, Zhibin He, Lanhe Zhang

PDF 7627-7629

Why, After All, Are Chitosan Films Hydrophobic? Martin A. Hubbe

PDF 7630-7631

Cellulose Nanocrystals for Wrinkled Fabric Xiaomin Lu

PDF 7632-7635

Research Articles (Peer Reviewed)

Nanofibrillated Cellulose Rheology: Effects of Morphology, Ethanol/Acetone Addition, and High NaCl Concentration Vera L. D. Costa, Ana Paula Costa, Rogério M. S. Simões

PDF 7636-7654

Effects of Moisture Content on Mechanical Properties of Micro-size Oak Wood Ogün Korkmaz, Ümit Büyüksarı

PDF 7655-7663

Screening and Optimization of Submerged Fermentation of Lipolytic Aspergillus oryzae Asma Ahmed, Rehana Badar, Noman Khalique

PDF 7664-7674

Localization of Xyloglucan Epitopes in the Gelatinous Layer of Developing and Mature Gelatinous Fibers of European Aspen (Populus tremula L.) Tension Wood Jon Sik Kim, Geoffrey Daniel

PDF 7675-7686

Effect of Chitosan Molecular Weight on the Performance of Chitosan-silica Nanoparticle System in Recycled Pulp Elmira Amiri, Mehdi Rahmaninia, Amir Khosravani

PDF 7687-7701

Kinetic Analysis on Non-isothermal Combustion of Several Urban Biomass Fuels Ying Wang, Zhi-jun He, Qing-hai Pang, Ji-hui Liu, Jun-hong Zhang, Wen-long Zhan

PDF 7702-7718

An Evaluation of Strength Performance of the Edge Connections between Cross-laminated Timber Panels Reinforced with Glass Fiber-reinforced Plastic Yo-Jin Song, In-Hwan Lee, Soon-Il Hong

PDF 7719-7733

Efficient and Reversible Removal of Boric Acid by Chitosan/Tannic Acid Functional Paper Haodong Sun, Nannan Xia, Cheng Wu, Keyin Liu, Qin Wu, Fangong Kong, Shoujuan Wang

PDF 7734-7750

Improving the Adhesion of High-Density Softwoods with Isocyanate Based Adhesives through Surface Incision Rodney Vella, Michael T. Heitzmann, Adam Redman

PDF 7751-7762

Fabrication and Performance of a Spherical Cellulose Nanocrystal-based Hydrophobic Drug Delivery Vehicle using Rubber Wood Dingyuan Zheng, Yating Deng, Yue Xia, Yiman Nan, Meijiao Peng, Xinduo Wang, Jinquan Yue

PDF 7763-7774

Controlling Nitrogen Pollution via Encapsulation of Urea Fertilizer in Cross-linked Corn Starch Khalid A. Ibrahim, Muhammad Yasin Naz, Shazia Shukrullah, Shaharin Anwar Sulaiman, Abdul Ghaffar, Nasser AbdEl-Salam

PDF 7775-7789

Techno-Economic Analysis for Manufacturing Cross-Laminated Timber Kristin Brandt, Alex Wilson, Donald Bender, James Daniel Dolan, Michael P. Wolcott

PDF 7790-7804

Ionic Liquid-assisted Fabrication of Nanocellulose from Cotton Linter by High Pressure Homogenization Jian Huang, Shuna Hou, Ruiying Chen

PDF 7805-7820

Increasing the Calorific Properties of Sawdust Waste from Pellets by Torrefaction Aurel Lunguleasa, Nadir Ayrilmis, Cosmin Spirchez, Catalin Croitoru

PDF 7821-7839

Modified High-density Polyethylene Film as the Adhesive for Veneer Overlaying of Wood-based Panel Ying Wu, Jianying Xu, Lishu Deng, Yu Su, Jiaying Liang, Xinfeng Wu

PDF 7840-7851

The Impact of Biochar Doses on Soil Quality and Microbial Functional Diversity Anna Gałązka, Krzysztof Jończyk, Karolina Gawryjołek, Jarosław Ciepiel

PDF 7852-7868

Structural Changes of Lignin in Soda Delignification Process and Associations with Pollution Load Yuhui Xue, Youming Li, Zhuang Liu, Yi Hou

PDF 7869-7885

Physico-chemical Characterization and Comparison of Microcrystalline Cellulose from Several Lignocellulosic Sources Ming Li, Beihai He, Junrong Li, Lihong Zhao

PDF 7886-7900

Pyrolysis Characteristics, Kinetics, and Its Product Characteristics of Grape Stem Yimeng Zhang, Liangcai Wang, Yishuang Wu, Yu Chen, Huanhuan Ma, Hao Zhou, Zhengxiang Zhu, Shasha Liu, Jianbin Zhou

PDF 7901-7919

Comparison of Test Methods for the Determination of Delamination in Glued Laminated Timber Rodney Vella, Michael T. Heitzmann, Adam Redman, Henri Bailleres

PDF 7920-7934

Properties of Activated Carbon Regulated by Rapid Cooling Treatment after Pyrolysis Bing Wang, Huiyuan Chen, Yonggang Li, Hongyu Si, Haomin Wei, Zupeng Guo, Zhijie Gu, Dong Hou

PDF 7935-7942

Anatomical, Chemical, and Mechanical Properties of Fibrovascular Bundles of Salacca (Snake Fruit) Frond Luthfi Hakim, Ragil Widyorini, Widiyanto Dwi Nugroho, Tibertius Agus Prayitno

PDF 7943-7957

Cyclic Behavior of Self-tapping Screwed Laminated Bamboo Lumber Connections Subjected to Cycle Loadings Chen Chen, Zhangning Ye, Xiaohong Yu, Onder Tor, Jilei Zhang

PDF 7958-7976

Tuning of Lower Critical Solution Temperature of Thermoresponsive 2-Hydroxy-3-Alkoxypropyl Hydroxyethyl Cellulose by Alkyl Side Chains and Additives Mingyun Dai, Ye Tian, Jize Fan, Jilong Ren, Ying Liu, MD Mostafizur Rahman, Benzhi Ju, Xiaozhong Ren, He Ma

PDF 7977-7991

Improving Treatment Performance of a Sequencing Batch Biofilm Reactor (SBBR) for Wastewater from a Paper Mill Making Coated Products Lirong Lei, Fangrui Cai, Caimeng Wang, Youming Li, Guangsheng Li

PDF 7992-8001

Pyrolysis of Cunninghamia lanceolata Waste to Produce Wood Vinegar and Its Effect on the Seeds Germination and Root Growth of Wheat Xincheng Lu, Jianchun Jiang, Jing He, Kang Sun, Yunjuan Sun

PDF 8002-8017

Creep Behavior of Laminated Veneer Lumber from Poplar Under Cyclic Humidity Changes Chao Li, Yuxiang Huang

PDF 8018-8028

Development of Green MMT-modified Hemicelluloses Based Nanocomposite Film with Enhanced Functional and Barrier Properties Kassim M. Haafiz, Owolabi F. A. Taiwo, Nadhilah Razak, Hashim Rokiah, Hussin Mohd. Hazwan, Nurul Fazita M. Rawi, H. P. S. Abdul Khalil

PDF 8029-8047

Effects of Thermal Treatment on the Mechanical Properties of Larch (Larix gmelinii) and Red Oak (Quercus rubra) Wood Cell Walls via Nanoindentation Yan Wu, Haiqiao Zhang, Yang Zhang, Siqun Wang, Xinzhou Wang, Deliang Xu, Xiang Liu

PDF 8048-8057

Study on Terpenoid Degradation of Pinus massoniana Sawdust for Mycelium Germination and Cultivation of Edible Fungi Jinping Zhang, Yue Ying

PDF 8058-8071

Wood and Lumber Properties of Larix gmelinii var. olgensis Planted in Japan Futoshi Ishiguri, Taiichi Iki, Kouhei Otsuka, Yusuke Takahashi, Ikumi Nezu, Bayasaa Tumenjargal, Jyunichi Ohshima, Shinso Yokota

PDF 8072-8081

Chemical Changes in Lignocellulosic Biomass (Corncob) Influenced by Pretreatment and Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Agata Stachowiak-Wencek, Magdalena Zborowska, Hanna Waliszewska, Bogusława Waliszewska

PDF 8082-8099

Adsorption of Basic Magenta on Graphene Oxide-modified Sugarcane Bagasse Renjin Gao, Xiaoting Shen, Liwei Wang

PDF 8100-8113

Fast Pyrolysis of Birch Wood in a Bubbling Fluidized Bed Reactor with Recycled Non-condensable Gases Ning Li, Zixiang Gao, Weiming Yi, Zhihe Li, Lihong Wang, Peng Fu, Yongjun Li, Xueyuan Bai

PDF 8114-8134

Comparative Study on the Usability of Lignocellulosic and Algal Biomass for Production of Alcoholic Fuels Faryal Kabir, Muhammad Gulfraz, Ghazala Kaukab Raja, Muhammad Inam-ul-Haq, Iram Batool, Muhammad Awais, Umme Habiba, Hina Gul

PDF 8135-8154

Chemical Attributes of Gigantochloa scortechinii Bamboo Rhizome in Relation with Hydraulic Conductance Johar Mohamed, Hazandy Abdul Hamid, Ahmad Ainuddin Nuruddin, Nik Muhamad Nik Abdul Majid

PDF 8155-8173

Thermally Modified Douglas-fir Color Preferences of Home Show Attendees Kendall Conroy, Li Yan, Jeffrey J. Morrell, Christopher Knowles

PDF 8174-8181

Color Adjustment of Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) Wood by Producing Chromogenic Structure under Heat Treatment Yang Liu, Fu Liu, Yao Chen, Jianmin Gao

PDF 8182-8195

Surface Design of Wood-Based Board to Imitate Wood Texture Using 3D Printing Technology Xinhao Feng, Zhihui Wu, Ruijuan Sang, Fei Wang, Yayuan Zhu, Meijin Wu

PDF 8196-8211

A Comparative Study of the Structures, Crystallinities, Miller Indices, Crystal Parameters, and Particle Sizes of Microwave- and Saline Water-Treated Cassava Starch Hanny Frans Sangian, Irfan Aruan, Gerald H. Tamuntuan, Maria D. Bobanto, Bayu Achil Sadjab, Ronny Purwadi, Zulnazri Zulnazri, Veckey A. J. Masinambow, Setiyo Gunawan

PDF 8212-8228

Solvent-free Microwave and Hydro-distillation Extraction of Essential Oils from the Sawdust of Pines: Correlation with Heat-map Eyyüp Karaoğul, Mehmet Hakkı Alma

PDF 8229-8240

Properties of Laminated Wood Bonded with Modified Gutta-Percha Adhesive at Various Surface Roughness Profile of Laminae Tati Karliati, Fauzi Febrianto, Wasrin Syafii, Imam Wahyudi, Ihak Sumardi, Seung Hwan Lee, Nam Hun Kim

PDF 8241-8249

Colour Stability of Steamed Poplar Wood during Short-term Photodegradation Endre Antal Banadics, Laszlo Tolvaj, Denes Varga

PDF 8250-8256

Preparation of Bio-based Polyurethane Foams from Liquefied Cassava Bagasse and Polymeric Diphenylmethane Diisocyanate Zhengyi Tao, Qiulin Yang, Dan Huo, Fangdong Zhang, Yonglin Zhang, Zeen Chen

PDF 8257-8266

Nanoclay’s Influence on Mechanical and Thermal Properties of a Polypropylene/Poplar Wood Flour Nanocomposite Alireza Khakifirouz, Ahmad Samariha, Ali Karbaschi, Mehdi Asadollahi Benakachi, Jafar Ghaje Beigloo

PDF 8267-8277

Combustion Properties of Mixed Black Liquor Solids from Linter and Reed Pulping Zhen-Hua Su, Mohamed S. Mahmoud, ShuJie Fan, Yu Zhang, Feng Peng

PDF 8278-8288

Structure and Reactivity of Rice Husk Chars under Different Bulk Densities Bichen Liu, Qizhou Fan, Wei Wu, Yujie Hu

PDF 8289-8303

The Effects of Crumb Rubber on the Properties and Microstructure of Modified Starch Degradable Composites Xingxing Yang, Chunxia He, Xiaobo Li, Lei Wang, An Yu

PDF 8304-8312

Effects of Artificial Weathering on the Surface Properties of Ultraviolet Varnish Applied to Lemonwood (Citrus limon (L.) Burm.) Umit Ayata

PDF 8313-8323

Physicochemical Characteristics of Sago Starch- Chitosan Nanofillers Film Basirah Fauzi, Mohd Ghazali Mohd Nawawi, Roslinda Fauzi, Siti Nur Liyana Mamauod

PDF 8324-8330

Wettability Effect of the Surface Morphologies of Musa acuminata Leaves Hasrawati Abu Hassan, Mariyam Jameelah Ghazali, Cevdet Meric, Che Husna Azhari

PDF 8331-8344

Evaluation of Paper Straws versus Plastic Straws: Development of a Methodology for Testing and Understanding Challenges for Paper Straws Joseph N. Gutierrez, Aidan W. Royals, Hasan Jameel, Richard A. Venditti, Lokendra Pal

PDF 8345-8363

Cellulose Nanofibril Grades’ Effect on the Strength and Drainability of Security Paper Kyung Min Kim, Ji Young Lee, Hae Min Jo, Su Ho Kim

PDF 8364-8375

Evaluation of Screw Pulling and Flexural Strength of Bamboo-based Oil Palm Trunk Veneer Hybrid Biocomposites Intended for Furniture Applications Surip Siti Suhaily, Deepu A. Gopakumar, N. A. Sri Aprilia, R. Samsul, M. T. Paridah, H. P. S. Abdul Khalil

PDF 8376-8390

Effects of Thermal Modification on Selected Physical Properties of Sapwood and Heartwood of Black Poplar (Populus nigra L.) Paweł Kozakiewicz, Michał Drożdżek, Agnieszka Laskowska, Marek Grześkiewicz, Olga Bytner, Andrzej Radomski, Janusz Zawadzki

PDF 8391-8404

Evaluation of Biogas Production from Anaerobic Co-digestion of Sewage Sludge with Microalgae and Agriculture Wastes Dalia Ahmed, Rabab Wagdy, Noha Said

PDF 8405-8412

Preparation and Study of Regenerated Aerogels and Films from Corncob Cellulose Xingya Kang, Baoying Wang, Yan Zhang, Yong Huang, Jinzhu Zhang, An Zhang, Min Wu

PDF 8413-8423

Potential Use of Waste Cotton in Production of Biomass Composites Junlin Qu, Zhongwei Wang, Changchun Hu, Qian Yin, Yan Pang

PDF 8424-8438

Methodology for the Characterization of Elastic Constants of Wood from Tree Branches Raquel Gonçalves, Gustavo Henrique Lopes Garcia, Sergio Brazolin, Cinthya Bertoldo, Monica Ruy

PDF 8439-8454

Impact of Reinforcing Additives on the Structure and Performance of Composite Films Based on Regenerated Cellulose from Corn Stalk Pith Heng Zhang, Qunqing Han, Xin Gao, Xiaoning Tang, Keli Chen, Meng Li

PDF 8455-8469

Preparation of a New Dry Strength Agent via Graft Copolymerization of Carboxymethyl Starch Shuai-Bo Liang, Xu-Ji Dun, Qing-Jin Fu, Qian Liu, Chun-Li Yao

PDF 8470-8483

Polylactic Acid-based Wood-plastic 3D Printing Composite and its Properties Lingxiao Liu, Maohai Lin, Zhang Xu, Meiqi Lin

PDF 8484-8498

Preparation and Flame-retardant Mechanism of Flame-retardant Air Filter Paper Yan Li, Lizheng Sha, Huifang Zhao, Cheng Huang

PDF 8499-8510

Metagenomic Analysis of Bacterial and Fungal Community Composition Associated with Paulownia elongata × Paulownia fortunei Małgorzata Woźniak, Jarosław Grządziel, Anna Gałązka, Magdalena Frąc

PDF 8511-8529

Raw, Torrefied, and Alkaline-treated Biomass as a Sorbent for Lead in Water Daniel Ciolkosz, Jennifer Desplat, Katelyn Schiffer

PDF 8530-8542

Fast-responsive Temperature-sensitive Hydrogels Xiaohui Wang, Qingqing Dai, Haoquan Zhong, Xinxin Liu, Junli Ren

PDF 8543-8558

Wood Dust Granular Analysis in the Sanding Process of Thermally Modified Wood versus its Density Alena Očkajová, Štefan Barcík, Martin Kučerka, Peter Koleda, Michal Korčok, Zuzana Vyhnáliková

PDF 8559-8572

A Conceptual Framework for Modelling the Thermal Conductivity of Dry Green Roof Substrates Nataliia Gerzhova, Jean Cote, Pierre Blanchet, Christian Dagenais, Sylvain Menard

PDF 8573-8599

Horseradish and Potato Peroxidase Biobleaching of Mixed Office Waste Paper Pallavi Biswas, Amit Kumar Bharti, Dharm Dutt, Ashish Kadam

PDF 8600-8613

Detoxification of Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates by in situ Formation of Fe(0) Nanoparticles on Activated Carbon Mohd Shaiful Sajab, Jude Santanaraj, Abdul Wahab Mohammad, Hatika Kaco, Shuhaida Harun

PDF 8614-8626

Chemical-free Thermomechanical Pulping of Empty Fruit Bunch and Sugarcane Bagasse Kai Liu, Peiqi Lyu, Yang Ping, Zheming Hu, Lihuan Mo, Jun Li

PDF 8627-8639

Effect of Moisture Content on the Load Carrying Capacity and Stiffness of Corner Wood-based and Plastic Joints Eliška Máchová, Nadežda Langová, Roman Réh, Pavol Joščák, Ľuboš Krišťák, Zdeněk Holouš, Rastislav Igaz, Miloš Hitka

PDF 8640-8655

Enhanced Conductive Fiber of Multiwall-Carbon-Nanotubes Templated Carbonization of Cellulose Shaobo Zhang, Gengwu Niu, Haibiao Yu, Jintian Huang

PDF 8656-8663

Rot Resistance of Tropical Wood Species Affected by Water Leaching Ladislav Reinprecht, Zuzana Vidholdová

PDF 8664-8677

Tool Wear During High-speed Milling of Wood-plastic Composites Weihua Wei, Yingli Li, Tongming Xue, Yuantong Li, Peng Sun, Bin Yang, Zhen Yin, Changtong Mei

PDF 8678-8688

Effects of Ultraviolet Aging on Properties of Wood Flour–Poly(Lactic Acid) 3D Printing Filaments Wenshu Lin, Guangqiang Xie, Zhaowen Qiu

PDF 8689-8700

Using Plant Species for Phytoremediation of Highly Weathered Soils Contaminated with Zinc and Copper with Application of Sewage Sludge Ramadan Mohamed Aishah, Jusop Shamshuddin, Che Ishahk Fauziah, Abdu Arifin, Qurban Ali Panhwar

PDF 8701-8727

Experimental Study of the Contact Forces and Deformations of Mortise-and-Tenon Joints Considering the Fits and Grain Orientations of the Tenon Wengang Hu, Na Liu, Huiyuan Guan

PDF 8728-8737

Comparison of Natural and Synthetic Sorbents’ Efficiency at Oil Spill Removal Miroslav Mojžiš, Tatiana Bubeníková, Martin Zachar, Danica Kačíková, Jaroslava Štefková

PDF 8738-8752

Ethanol Production by Aspergillus niger US4MTCC9931 and Saccharomyces cerevisiae MTCC174 Using Different Lignocellulosic Biomass Feed Stocks Vijay Jha, Nirupa Kumari, Birendra Prasad, Tushar Ranjan

PDF 8753-8764

N-doped Porous Carbon Derived from Bamboo Fiber as a High-performance Adsorbent for Methylene Blue Hongzhong Xiang, Zixing Feng, Jianfei Yang, Fang Liang, Tao Zhang, Wanhe Hu, Bingbing Mi, Xiaomeng Yang, Zhijia Liu

PDF 8765-8784

Mechanism Study on Betula Wood Dowel Rotation Welding into Larch and Enhanced Mechanism of Treating with CuCl2 Xudong Zhu, Yingying Xue, Jie Shen, Lingling Huang, Ying Gao

PDF 8785-8802

Reducing Specific Binding Affinity while Maintaining the Enzyme Activity: Dual Effects of Lignosulfonates on Enzyme Hydrolysis of Sulfite-pretreated Lignocellulose Chengyu Dong, Yangyang Peng, Pejman Hadi, Shiyu Fu, Hao Liu, Shao-Yuan Leu, Lu Shi

PDF 8803-8820

Kinetic Model of a Carboxymethylcellulose-Agar Hydrogel for Long-Acting and Slow-Release of Chlorine Dioxide with a Modification of Fick's Diffusion Law Lijie Huang, Hanyu Zhao, Hao Xu, Minghui Qi, Tan Yi, Chongxing Huang, Shuangfei Wang, Shuxiang An, Chunying Li

PDF 8821-8834

Facile Control of Corncobs-based Carbons with Eutectic Salt ZnCl2/NaCl Templated for the Adsorption of Organic Aldehyde Honglei Chen, Lei Sha, Yujie Zhang, Yu Liu, Fangong Kong, Xin Zhao

PDF 8835-8848

Compression Properties of Two-dimensional Wood-based Dowel Lattice Structure Filled with Polyurethane Foam Gaoyuan Ye, Qingyuan Xu, Yanpeng Cheng, Zixuan Fan, Qi Li, Jiankun Qin, Shuguang Li, Yingcheng Hu

PDF 8849-8865

Antifungal Activity of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles against Candida albicans Nurul Shahidah Ahmad, Norhafizah Abdullah, Faizah Md Yasin

PDF 8866-8878

Enzymatic Degradation of Lignin Extracted from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Using Laccase and Cutinase Satriani Aga Pasma, Rusli Daik, Suria Ramli, Mohamad Yusof Maskat, Mohd Hanif Zulfakar

PDF 8879-8891

Study on the Nitric Acid Pulping, Delignification Course, and Waste-Liquid Recovery Dongmei Yang, Ting Gao, Zhenya Mao

PDF 8892-8903

Propagation Velocity Model of Stress Wave in Longitudinal Section of Tree in Different Angular Directions Xiwen Wei, Liping Sun, Quansheng Sun, Shuzheng Xu, Hongjv Zhou, Chunxiao Du

PDF 8904-8922

Characterization and Solubility Effects of the Distribution of Carboxymethyl Substituents Along the Carboxymethyl Cellulose Molecular Chain Pinyu Yu, Yufeng Hou, Hongjie Zhang, Wenhui Zhang, Shuo Yang, Yonghao Ni

PDF 8923-8934

Effect of Nano-Cellulose on the Improvement of the Properties of Paper Newspaper Produced from Chemi-mechanical Pulping Jafar Kasmani, Ahamd Samariha

PDF 8935-8949

Ternary Flame Retardant System Based on the in-situ Polymerization of Ammonium Polyphosphate-Diatomite-Aluminium Trihydroxide Jing Li, Huifang Zhao, Lizheng Sha, Hui Zhang, Mingqi Ding, Changlv Liao

PDF 8950-8962

Effects of Additives Blended in Corn Straw to Control Agglomeration and Slagging in Combustion Xingfei Song, Zhanfei Lin, Rushan Bie, Wenju Wang

PDF 8963-8972

Mechanical Properties and Soiling Resistance of Paper with Polyurethane Coating Reinforced with Cellulose Nanomaterials Sooim Goo, Simyub Yook, Shin Young Park, Wanhee Im, Hye Jung Youn

PDF 8973-8986

Static Lateral Load Capacity of Extruded Wood-plastic Composite-to-metal Single-bolt Connections, Considering Failure at the Ends Chen Chen, Fuchun Kuang, Onder Tor, Franklin Quin, Zhengwei Xiong, Jilei Zhang

PDF 8987-9000

Mechanical and Physical Properties of Kenaf-reinforced Poly(lactic acid) Plasticized with Epoxidized Jatropha Oil Siti Hasnah Kamarudin, Luqman Chuah Abdullah, Min Min Aung, Chantara Thevy Ratnam

PDF 9001-9020

Cellulose Transparent and Flexible Films Prepared from DMAc/LiCl Solutions Hasan Sadeghifar, Richard A. Venditti, Joel J. Pawlak, Jesse Jur

PDF 9021-9032

Thermogravimetric Analysis of the Effects of Transition Metals on the Co-pyrolysis of Rice Straw and Polyethylene Guofu Liu, Zhanghong Wang, Dekui Shen, Chunfei Wu, Sai Gu

PDF 9033-9053

Enhanced Production of Cellulase by Escherichia coli Engineered with UV-mutated Cellulase Gene from Aspergillus niger UVMT-I Qurat-ul-ain Daud, Zara Hamid, Tayyaba Sadiq, Asif Abbas, Saqib Hussain Hadri, Shahzad Hussain Shah, Muhammad Imran Mehmood Khan, Muhammad Asghar, Muddassar Zafar

PDF 9054-9063

A Comparative Study on the Mechanical Properties of Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) Produced from Blending Various Wood Veneers Robert L. McGavin, Hoan H. Nguyen, Beniot P. Gilbert, Tony Dakin, Adam Faircloth

PDF 9064-9081

Anatomical Characteristics of Gigantochloa scortechinii Bamboo Rhizome in Relation with Hydraulic Conductance Johar Mohamed, Hazandy Abdul Hamid, Ahmad Ainuddin Nuruddin, Nik Muhamad Nik Abdul Majid

PDF 9082-9099

Effect of Various Compounding Methods on Acid Red 18050- Melamine Modified Urea Formaldehyde Resin Compound as Wood Modifier Yuan Shi, Wenhua Lyu, Xueyu Wang, Qiangqiang Liu

PDF 9100-9109

Finger Joint Performance of Green-Glued Rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) Lumber Suthon Srivaro, Zoltan Börcsök, Zoltan Pasztory, Sataporn Jantawee

PDF 9110-9116

Key Mechanical Properties of Cross-banded Laminated Veneer Lumbers Manufactured from Blending Spotted Gum and Hoop Pine Veneers Hoan Hai Nguyen, Robert Lee McGavin, Benoit P. Gilbert, Henri Bailleres

PDF 9117-9131

Environmental Impact of Bamboo Laminated Flooring and Bamboo Scrimber Flooring Investigated via Life Cycle Assessment Xiang Yu, Lizhen Zeng, Guofang Zhang, Hankun Wang

PDF 9132-9145

Effect of Tungsten Trioxide Nanosheets Prepared under Low-energy State on Wood Surface Modification Minglei Sun, Kuiyan Song

PDF 9146-9158

Effect of Acrylate-styrene-acrylonitrile on the Aging Properties of Eucalyptus/PVC Wood-plastic Composites Ruige Qi, Chunxia He, Qiang Jin

PDF 9159-9168

Preparation of a Lignin/Polyaniline Composite and Its Application in Cr(VI) Removal from Aqueous Solutions Jin Ho Seo, Cheol Soon Choi, Jin Ho Bae, Hanseob Jeong, Seung-Hwan Lee, Yong Sik Kim

PDF 9169-9182

Process Variables and the Performance of Soybean-oil Rosin-based Polyester as an Internal Sizing Agent Yazhou Xu, Yuxiang Chen, Zhendong Zhao, Shichao Xu

PDF 9183-9197

Organic and Inorganic Fillers’ Role on the Amelioration of Kappaphycus spp.-based Biopolymer Films’ Performance Muhammad Hasan, Tze Kiat Lai, Eunice Wan Ni Chong, Deepu A. Gopakumar, Samsul Rizal, Mohamad Sohrab Hossain, Mohammad Rawi Nurul Fazita, Mohamad Kassi Mohamad Haafiz, Mohamad Tahir Paridah, H. P. S. Abdul Khalil

PDF 9198-9213

Ultimate Direct Withdrawal Loads of Low Shear Strength Wooden Dowels in Selected Wood Species for Furniture Applications Chen Chen, Yan Xing, Wei Xu, Onder Tor, Franklin Quin, Jilei Zhang

PDF 9214-9227

Soda-anthraquinone Pulping and Cationization of Posidonia oceanica Ana Moral, Roberto Aguado, Raquel Roldán, Antonio Tijero, Menta Ballesteros

PDF 9228-9243

Research on 3-D Bio-printing Molding Technology of Tissue Engineering Scaffold by Nanocellulose/gelatin Hydrogel Composite Chen Feng, Ji-ping Zhou, Xiao-dong Xu, Ya-ni Jiang, Hong-can Shi, Guo-qi Zhao

PDF 9244-9257

Effects of Cross-sectional Geometry and Force Direction on Bending Strength and Modulus of Elasticity of Some Softwood Beams Ersan Güray, Ali Kasal, Selçuk Demirci, Erkan Ceylan, Tolga Kuşkun

PDF 9258-9270

Influence of Cutting Wedge Treatment on Cutting Power, Machined Surface Quality, and Cutting Edge Wear When Plane Milling Oak Wood Peter Koleda, Štefan Barcík, Ján Svoreň, Ľubomír Naščák, Andrej Dobrík

PDF 9271-9286

The Influence of Pine Logs (Pinus sylvestris L.) Quality Class on the Mechanical Properties of Timber Izabela Burawska-Kupniewska, Slawomir Krzosek, Piotr Mankowski, Marek Grzeskiewicz, Andrzej Mazurek

PDF 9287-9297

A Facile Method to Prepare Superhydrophobic and Flame-retardant Filter Paper for Effective Oil-water Separation Hui Li, Huiming Zhang, Yunqing He

PDF 9298-9306

A Comparison of Brutian Pine (Pinus brutia Ten.) Root Volatile Compounds vs. the Stem Wood Gürcan Güler

PDF 9307-9316

Preparation of Water-in-oil Microemulsion-based Lacquer Wax Isopropyl Ester and its UVA and UVB Protection Characteristics Yu-Lu Ma, Hao Zhou, Chang-Wei Zhang, Cheng-Zhang Wang

PDF 9317-9330

Preparation of Cellulose Nanocrystals Using Highly Recyclable Organic Acid Treated Softwood Pulp Songlin Wang, Fei Wang, Zongjia Song, Xiaoming Song, Xuxu Yang, Qiwen Zhan

PDF 9331-9351

Research on the Mechanism of Improving Rice Straw Self-bonding via NaOH Solution Pretreatment Xinlei Han, Qiu Luo, Anhong Bao, Shuwei Luo

PDF 9352-9363

Modified Pectin as Imprinting Substrate to Immobilize Pectinase via Both Adsorption and Crosslinking Jing Xiao, Ziyuan Li, Jian Sun, Qinzheng Yang

PDF 9364-9374

Effect of Partial Replacement of Kenaf by Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) on the Properties of Natural Rubber Latex Foam (NRLF) Indra Surya, Siti Nurul Izzati Kudori, Hanafi Ismail

PDF 9375-9391

Response of Rice and Bacterial Communities to the Incorporation of Rice Straw in Areas Mined for Heavy Rare Earth Elements Wei Jin, Zhongjun Hu, Yijun Bai, Chengxu Dong, Shulan Jin

PDF 9392-9409

Effect of Pulp Properties, Drying Technology, and Sustainability on Bath Tissue Performance and Shelf Price Yuhan Wang, Franklin Zambrano, Richard Venditti, Sudipta Dasmohapatra, Tiago De Assis, Lee Reisinger, Joel Pawlak, Ronalds Gonzalez

PDF 9410-9428

Phycoremediation of Treated Palm Oil Mill Effluent (TPOME) using Nannochloropsis sp. Cells Immobilized in the Biological Sodium Alginate Beads: Effect of POME Concentration Quin Emparan, Razif Harun, Yew Sing Jye

PDF 9429-9443

Repeated Humidity Cycling’s Effect on Physical Properties of Three Kinds of Wood-based Panels Xin You Liu, Meng Qi Lv, Mihaela Liu, Jiu Fang Lv

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Review Articles (Peer Reviewed)

Fruit Waste Valorization for Biodegradable Biocomposite Applications: A Review Alison C. Gowman, Maisyn C. Picard, Loong-Tak Lim, Manjusri Misra, Amar K. Mohanty

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Natural Polymers as Alternative Adsorbents and Treatment Agents for Water Remediation Diego Gomez-Maldonado, Iris B. Vega Erramuspe, Maria Soledad Peresin

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Durability and Protection of Timber Structures in Marine Environments in Europe: An Overview Andreas Treu, Katrin Zimmer, Christian Brischke, Erik Larnoy, Lone Ross Gobakken, Foued Aloui, Simon M. Cragg, Per-Otto Flæte, Miha Humar, Mats Westin, Luisa Borges, John Williams

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