Background of wood science and technology: Wood chemistry: cellulose, hemicellulose, extractives (terpens, tannins, quinones, lignans).
Wood durability. Biotic agents of degradation, hazard classes, permeability, weathering.
National bodies and European Committee for standardization (CEN): types of technical standards
Solid wood. Standards for log and load bearing structures grading. Strength classes in structural timber EN technical standards. Structures in historical buildings, classification. Classification of quality in logs: EN technical standards. Marking CE.
Use of wood extractives, cork, gums, other non wood products.
Wood Preservants and consolidants.
Wood modification: Heat treatments (thermowood, Plato-wood, Moldrup), Chemical modification (acetylation, furfural alchol, isocyanates), properties of chemically modified wood.
Wood adhesion and wood adhesives. Liquified wood, welding wood, natural glues (proteins, starch, tannins…)
Laminated timber and solid wood panels: plywoods, X-LAMS, gluelams, KVH, LVL, PVL etc. EN technical standards
Particle wood biocomposites: particleboards (waferboard, flakeboards, OSB, LVL, etc.)
Fiber-wood composites (MDF, HDF, LDF), wood-plastic composites (WPC),
Cellulose nanopapers, cellulose nanocomposites, cellulose biofoams and aerogels. Plasma treatment of wood
Biorafinery, recycled wood.
Lignin nanoparticles and cellulose nanofibrils.
Applications to bio-coatings, bio-vernishes, biomedical products
Advances in wood composites: Wood polymers composite. Biocomposite materials inspired to wood.
Forest-wood new value chains: organization

Rowell. 2013. Handbook of wood chemistry and wood composites. CRC Press
Ansell 2015, Wood Composites. Elsevier publishing.
Slides of the teacher.
Tsoumis 1991. Wood Science and Technology
APA Engineered wood handbook
Suggested Review Articles by the teacher