The potential of South African timber products to reduce the environmental impact of buildings

Autor: Philip L. Crafford, Melanie Blumentritt, C. Brand Wessels

Publikováno v: South African Journal of Science, Vol 113, Iss 9/10, Pp 8-8 (2017)

South Africa was the first country in Africa to implement a locally developed green building rating tool and has a growing number of rated green building projects. The method of life-cycle assessment can help to compare and assess the environmental p

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Influence of processing parameters and wood properties on the edge gluing of green Eucalyptus grandis with a one-component PUR adhesive

Autor: Michela Nocetti, Marco Pröller, Marius-Catalin Barbu, Melanie Blumentritt, C. Brand Wessels, Michele Brunetti

Publikováno v: Holz als Roh-und Werkstoff
76 (2018): 1195–1204. doi:10.1007/s00107-018-1313-0
info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Proller M., Nocetti M., Brunetti M., Barbu M.-C., Blumentritt M., Wessels C.B./titolo:Influence of processing parameters and wood properties on the edge gluing of green Eucalyptus grandis with a one-component PUR adhesive/doi:10.1007%2Fs00107-018-1313-0/rivista:Holz als Roh-und Werkstoff (Print)/anno:2018/pagina_da:1195/pagina_a:1204/intervallo_pagine:1195–1204/volume:76

The predominant plantation hardwood species in South Africa Eucalyptus grandis is, despite relatively good strength and stiffness properties, seldom used for lumber production due to low dimensional stability, splitting, and cracking of the wood. As

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-018-1313-0

Adhesion Theories in Wood Adhesive Bonding

Autor: Melanie Blumentritt, Nadir Yildirim, Polina Prokopovich, Stefano Perni, Emily Preedy

Publikováno v: Progress in Adhesion and Adhesives

Investigating the theories or mechanisms responsible for wood adhesive bonding has been an important aspect of wood science and technology research over the past century. Understanding the nature of adhesion in wood and wood-based composites is of im

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https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119162346.ch5

Influence of hot-water extraction on ultrastructure and distribution of glucomannans and xylans in poplar xylem as detected by gold immunolabeling

Autor: Stephen M. Shaler, Melanie Blumentritt, Douglas J. Gardner, Barbara J.W. Cole

Publikováno v: Holzforschung. 70:243-252

Pre-extraction of hemicelluloses from lignocellulosic feedstock has been a research focus during the last decade within the context of lignocellulosic biorefineries. In this study, the effect of hot-water extraction (HWE) on the topochemistry and ult

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https://doi.org/10.1515/hf-2015-0030

Polymer Nanocomposites from the Surface Energy Perspective

Autor: Yucheng Peng, Melanie Blumentritt, Alper Kiziltas, N. Yildirim, Esra Erbas Kiziltas, Douglas J. Gardner

Publikováno v: Reviews of Adhesion and Adhesives. 1:175-215

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https://doi.org/10.7569/raa.2013.097309