Surface Modification on Wood Composites
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 2331
Special Issue Editors
Interests: functional decorative materials finishing (coating, impregnated decorative paper, decorative polymer film, etc); surface hydrophobization and strengthening of wood; polymer impregnation for wood composites
Interests: wood modification with nano-particles and emulsions; wood modification for hydrophobicity and dimensional stability; surface treatment on interface interaction in wood composites
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recently, wood composites have been well developed, and their products have been used everywhere, such as in furniture, flooring, construction, rails, powder engineering, and even aerospace. Surface modification can improve some physical and mechanical properties of wood composites, such as hydrophobization, dimensional stability, hardness, flame retardance, and anti-fouling to pollutants. Due to the outer layer of modification, it is very closely related to terminal application. Therefore, appearance and environmental friendliness are also very important. Many kinds of modification techniques have been reported, such as green modifier treatments, colorless waterborne coating finishing, formaldehyde-free impregnated paper covering, and decorative polymer film finishing. In addition, some new research methods have also been applied on surface characterizations. Driven by the current development state of new modification techniques and research methods, it is necessary to understand the deep mechanisms and to explore some potential ideas in the modification process.
This scope of this Special Issue will serve as a forum for papers focusing on the following concepts:
- Green modifiers and modification processes on wood composites that are harmless to humans and the environment;
- Surface treatments with multiple functions, such as super-hydrophobization and flame and fungi retardance;
- Experimental processing with new methods on surface treatments and characterizations;
- Development of mechanisms on the surface and interface of wood composites;
- Studies of advanced materials applied on wood composites.
Dr. Ru Liu
Dr. Jun Jiang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- green surface modifiers
- multi-functions on surfaces
- surface treatments and characterizations
- surface and interface mechanism
- new materials
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