Also: transparent wood, densified wood, timber, CLT
Wood is being reinvented: removing lignin and filling it with polymer makes it see-through, compressing it makes it stronger, and engineered timber panels are used to build tall buildings.
Readiness: lab lab studies · prototype demonstrated objects · commercial products or buildings in real use · review summaries of other studies.
An overview of cross-laminated timber (CLT) and its development.
Built / tested: CLT panels
As reported in: Brandner, Flatscher, Ringhofer et al. (2016). Cross laminated timber (CLT): overview and development. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. doi:10.1007/s00107-015-0999-5
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Ultra-light MXene aerogel/wood-derived porous carbon composites for electromagnetic interference shielding.
Built / tested: EMI shields
As reported in: Liang, Qiu, Song et al. (2020). Ultra-light MXene aerogel/wood-derived porous carbon composites with wall-like “mortar/brick” structures for electromagnetic interference shielding. Science Bulletin. doi:10.1016/j.scib.2020.02.009
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A review of wood-derived materials for green electronics, biological devices and energy.
As reported in: Zhu, Luo, Ciesielski et al. (2016). Wood-Derived Materials for Green Electronics, Biological Devices, and Energy Applications. Chemical Reviews. doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00225
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Compressible carbon sponges from delignified wood for cleaning up crude oil spills using Joule and solar heating.
Built / tested: oil sorbent sponges
As reported in: Wu, Huang, Liu et al. (2020). Compressible Carbon Sponges from Delignified Wood for Fast Cleanup and Enhanced Recovery of Crude Oil Spills by Joule Heat and Photothermal Effect. Advanced Functional Materials. doi:10.1002/adfm.202006806
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Highly anisotropic, highly transparent wood composites.
Built / tested: transparent wood
As reported in: Zhu, Song, Li et al. (2016). Highly Anisotropic, Highly Transparent Wood Composites. Advanced Materials. doi:10.1002/adma.201600427
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Studied water vapour sorption of thermally modified and densified wood.
As reported in: Hill, Ramsay, Keating et al. (2011). The water vapour sorption properties of thermally modified and densified wood. Journal of Materials Science. doi:10.1007/s10853-011-6154-8
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