Processing bulk natural wood into a high-performance structural material

Jianwei Song, Chaoji Chen, Shuze Zhu, Mingwei Zhu, Jiaqi Dai, Upamanyu Ray, Yiju Li, Yudi Kuang, Yongfeng Li, Nelson Quispe, Yonggang Yao, Amy Gong, Ulrich H. Leiste, Hugh A. Bruck, J. Y. Zhu, Azhar Vellore, Heng Li, Marilyn L. Minus, Zheng Jia, Ashlie Martini, Teng Li () and Liangbing Hu ()
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Jianwei Song: University of Maryland
Chaoji Chen: University of Maryland
Shuze Zhu: University of Maryland
Mingwei Zhu: University of Maryland
Jiaqi Dai: University of Maryland
Upamanyu Ray: University of Maryland
Yiju Li: University of Maryland
Yudi Kuang: University of Maryland
Yongfeng Li: University of Maryland
Nelson Quispe: University of Maryland
Yonggang Yao: University of Maryland
Amy Gong: University of Maryland
Ulrich H. Leiste: University of Maryland
Hugh A. Bruck: University of Maryland
J. Y. Zhu: Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service
Azhar Vellore: University of California Merced
Heng Li: Northeastern University
Marilyn L. Minus: Northeastern University
Zheng Jia: University of Maryland
Ashlie Martini: University of California Merced
Teng Li: University of Maryland
Liangbing Hu: University of Maryland

Nature, 2018, vol. 554, issue 7691, 224-228

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2018
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