Processing bulk natural wood into a high-performance structural material

A process is described for the transformation of bulk wood into a low-cost, strong, tough, lightweight structural material, by the partial removal of lignin and hemicellulose followed by hot-pressing to densify the natural wood. Stronger material comes out of the woodwork Densification is a common p...

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Published in:	Nature (London) 2018-02, Vol.554 (7691), p.224-228
Main Authors:	Song, Jianwei, Chen, Chaoji, Zhu, Shuze, Zhu, Mingwei, Dai, Jiaqi, Ray, Upamanyu, Li, Yiju, Kuang, Yudi, Li, Yongfeng, Quispe, Nelson, Yao, Yonggang, Gong, Amy, Leiste, Ulrich H., Bruck, Hugh A., Zhu, J. Y., Vellore, Azhar, Li, Heng, Minus, Marilyn L., Jia, Zheng, Martini, Ashlie, Li, Teng, Hu, Liangbing
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Language:	English
Subjects:	639/166/988 639/301/1023 639/638/298/303 Alloy steels Alloys Ammonia Biomimetic materials Biomimetics Boiling Building materials Cell walls Cellulose Chemical properties Cold rolling Construction materials Densification Dimensional stability Ductility Environmental impact Furniture Heat treatment Hemicellulose Humanities and Social Sciences Impact tests letter Lignin Low cost Manufacturing industry Materials science Mechanical properties Metals multidisciplinary Nanofibers Polymer matrix composites Polymers Pretreatment Production processes Science Sodium hydroxide Toughness Wood
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