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Materials Science of Lignocellulosics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 February 2011

Roger M. Rowell
Roger M. Rowell*
Affiliation:
USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, One Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison, WI 53705–2398, and Forestry Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Abstract

Wood and other lignocellulosics have been used as “engineering materials” because they are economical, low in processing energy, renewable, and strong. In some schools of thought, however, lignocellulosics are not considered “materials” in that they do not have consistent, predictable, reproducible, continuous, and uniform properties. This is true for solid lignocellulosics such as wood, but not necessarily true for composites made from lignocellulosics. The chemistry of the components of lignocellulosics can be modified to produce a material with consistent, predictable, and uniform properties. Properties such as dimensional instability, biodegradability, flammability, and degradation due to ultraviolet light, acids, and bases can be altered to produce property-enhanced composites.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 197: Symposium U – Materials Interactions Relevant to the Pulp, Paper and Wood Industries , 1990 , 3
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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