Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Processing of Wood

By Dick Sandberg and Parvis Navi

Wood, as a material, offers several unique advantages: widespread availability, natural renewability, favorable ecological assessment, and flexibility of implementation. Moreover, the polymeric components of wood, together with its porous structure, confer upon it a faculty for transformation exceeding that of other materials.One of the emerging eco-friendly treatment methods is the combined use of temperature, moisture and mechanical action - the so-called thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) and thermo-hydro (TH) treatments. THM processing is implemented to improve the intrinsic properties of wood, to produce new kinds of materials, and to acquire a form and functionality desired by engi- neers without changing the eco-friendly nature of the material. In this book, the authors bring together the key elements of the chemical degradation of wood constituents under TH and THM processing; a description of the behavior of wood under these conditions; as well as a selection of the principal technologies that can be considered TH/THM treatments.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439860424
• ISBN13: 9781439860427
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Epfl Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.5"