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Forestry
Peng Liu, Chao Jin, Kai Zhang, Yu Xue, Boxu Gao, Yingshuai Jia, Yueer Yan, Hongbin Zhang, Sinong Wang, Yi Tang
Summary: Cellulose-based handmade paper plays a significant role in recording historical data and promoting human civilization, but its deterioration remains a challenge. Microstructure analysis of handmade paper is essential for understanding its aging mechanism and storage life-span.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Lukas Kohl, Allison Myers-Pigg, Kate A. Edwards, Sharon A. Billings, Jamie Warren, Frances A. Podrebarac, Susan E. Ziegler
Summary: Our study revealed that under warmer climate conditions, litter exhibited higher nitrogen concentrations, altered microbial community structure (lower fungi:bacteria ratios), and changed microbial metabolism (higher delta C-13(PLFA)). As the climate warms, aliphatic-C (lipids, waxes) content in litter decreased while O-alkyl-C (carbohydrates) increased, leading to enhanced C-13-enrichment in residual litter. These changes in litter chemistry during decomposition are primarily driven by indirect climate effects like increased nitrogen availability and decreased fungi:bacteria ratios.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Polymer Science
Bengang Zhang, Mathieu Petrissans, Anelie Petrissans, Antonio Pizzi, Baptiste Colin
Summary: The hydrophobicity of heat-treated beech and fir wood at different temperatures (120℃ to 300℃) was defined using the Whilhelmy method, wood thermal properties (TG/DTG), infrared spectroscopy, etc. The hydrophobic character obtained by the heat treatment remains constant even when exposed to wet conditions for 1 week. Heat-induced wood hydrophobation is mainly caused by furanic moieties produced from heat-induced degradation of hemicelluloses, which is triggered by the acid environment generated by the hydrolysis of hemicellulose acetyl groups.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Emmanuel Isaac Akpan, Bernd Wetzel, Klaus Friedrich
Summary: The hierarchical structures of woods can be modified to provide structural, functional, and multi-functional materials, but current methods often generate harmful waste products. Sustainable alternatives that are environmentally friendly, energy efficient, and cost effective are proposed for future material processing.
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Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Sergey G. Kostryukov, Pavel S. Petrov, Veronica S. Tezikova, Yuliya Yu Masterova, Tulfikar J. Idris, Nikita S. Kostryukov
Summary: CP MAS C-13 NMR spectroscopy was used to analyze the differences in wood composition among various tree species in central Russia, revealing the total ratio of cellulose and hemicelluloses to lignin. This technique confirmed the presence of cellulose in amorphous and crystalline forms, lignin through aromatic carbon atoms, and hemicelluloses via signals from methyl groups of acetylxylose and L-rhamnose.
CELLULOSE CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
S. G. Kostryukov, P. S. Petrov, Yu. Yu. Masterova, T. D. Idris, S. S. Hamdamov, I. A. Yunusov, N. S. Kostryukov
Summary: In this study, the differences in wood composition were analyzed using solid-state C-13 NMR spectroscopy for several tree species in central Russia. The results showed variations in the content of cellulose, lignin, and hemicellulose among different tree species, with coniferous species having the highest lignin content and deciduous species having the lowest.
RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Correction
Chemistry, Applied
I. Hussain, J. Capricho, M. A. Yawer
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2016)
Review
Chemistry, Applied
Ibrar Hussain, Jaworski Capricho, Mirza A. Yawer
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2016)
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Forestry
Tripti Singh, Ian Simpson, Dave Page
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WOOD AND WOOD PRODUCTS
(2016)
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Forestry
Tripti Singh, Alankar A. Vaidya, Lloyd A. Donaldson, Adya P. Singh
WOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2016)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Tripti Singh, Dave Page, Adrian Bennett
INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION
(2014)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Hamish Cameron, Sylke H. Campion, Tripti Singh, Alankar A. Vaidya
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Chemistry, Applied
Alankar A. Vaidya, Ibrar Hussain, Marc Gaugler, Dawn A. Smith
CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
(2019)
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Construction & Building Technology
Tripti Singh, Dave Page, Ian Simpson
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
(2019)
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Agricultural Engineering
James H. Bridson, Marion Sanglard, Ibrar Hussain, Vincent Bouad, Meeta Patel, Kate Parker
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2019)
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Forestry
Tripti Singh, Dave Page
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Agricultural Engineering
Ibrar Hussain, Marion Sanglard, James H. Bridson, Kate Parker
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2020)
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Forestry
Tripti Singh, Colleen Chittenden
Summary: An environmentally compatible method for controlling sapstain fungi in wood was evaluated using a combination of chitosan and an albino strain of Trichoderma harzianum. The synergy between chitosan and the biological control agent (BCA) was evident, providing protection against certain fungi. The limited ability of chitosan to penetrate deeply into the wood was compensated by the fast growth of T. harzianum in the inner wood.
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Forestry
Christian Brischke, Gry Alfredsen, Miha Humar, Elena Conti, Laurie Cookson, Lukas Emmerich, Per Otto Flaete, Stefania Fortino, Lesley Francis, Ulrich Hundhausen, Ilze Irbe, Kordula Jacobs, Morten Klamer, Davor Krzisnik, Bostjan Lesar, Eckhard Melcher, Linda Meyer-Veltrup, Jeffrey J. Morrell, Jack Norton, Sabrina Palanti, Gerald Presley, Ladislav Reinprecht, Tripti Singh, Rod Stirling, Martti Venalainen, Mats Westin, Andrew H. H. Wong, Ed Suttie
Summary: This study focused on durability-based designs with timber and utilized a material resistance model to predict decay rates in above-ground situations. The research surveyed laboratory and field test data globally to establish material-specific resistance dose values and adapt the model to in-ground exposure. The study demonstrated the relationship between decay rates in- and above-ground, the predictive power of laboratory indicators, and a method for incorporating these findings into a service life prediction tool.
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Engineering, Environmental
Yujie Chen, Chaozheng Liu, Zhaolun Liang, Lei Ye, Lin Liu, Zhipeng Liu, Xinhao Feng, Lloyd Donaldson, Tripti Singh, Xianxu Zhan, Jingquan Han, Qiliang Fu, Changtong Mei
Summary: In this study, a hydrochromic transparent wood (HTW) biocomposite responsive to humidity is developed by compounding oxazoline molecules with transparent wood. The uniform distribution of oxazoline molecules in the cell wall of the HTW biocomposite is observed using X-ray micro-computed tomography, and the relationships of process-structure-property are extensively characterized. The resulting HTW biocomposite shows favorable thermal stability, mechanical properties, and stable switching colors under different humidity conditions due to the reversible opening or closing of oxazine rings. The study demonstrates the potential of combining humidity detection and wooden bioresources for applications in smart buildings, intelligent sensors, simulative detectors, and anti-counterfeiting identifications.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
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Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Tripti Singh, Dave Page
WOOD MATERIAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
(2018)