Guest Editors
Prof. Petar Antov
Email: p.antov@ltu.bg
Affiliation: Doctor, University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Research Interests: eco-friendly wood composites, bio-based wood adhesives, advanced formaldehyde-based wood adhesives, biopolymer composites, lignocellulosic composites, recycled fibres, formaldehyde emission, formaldehyde scavengers
Prof. Dr. Widya Fatriasari
Email: widy003@brin.go.id
Affiliation: Research Center for Biomass and Bioproducts, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia
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Research Interests: biomass conversion, cellulose and lignin valorization, biocomposites, lignin-based fire retardants, lignin-based biosurfactants, bioethanol production, biomass pretreatment, biomass hydrolysis, biomass chemistry, natural fiber characterization, pulp and paper, biomedical pulp, active bio-packaging
Prof. Lee Seng Hua
Email: leesenghua@uitm.edu.my
Affiliation: Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
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Research Interests: wood science and technology
Prof. Dr. Apri Heri Iswanto
Email: apri@usu.ac.id
Affiliation: Depart. of Forest Product technology, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
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Research Interests: wood science and technology, wood and non wood-based composites, and eco-friendly particleboard
Summary
Traditional wood-based composites are commonly produced using synthetic, formaldehyde-based thermosetting adhesives that rely on petroleum-derived, non-renewable constituents such as urea, phenol, and melamine. Despite their well-known advantages, these adhesive systems present important drawbacks, primarily associated with the release of hazardous volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including free formaldehyde emitted from finished panels. Such emissions pose serious environmental concerns and are linked to adverse human-health effects, including genotoxicity and carcinogenicity. In this context, the ongoing transition of the wood-based composite industry toward a low-carbon, circular bioeconomy, together with rising public environmental awareness and increasingly stringent regulations on VOC emissions (including formaldehyde), has intensified efforts in academia and industry to develop sustainable, high-performance alternatives. Key research directions include the design of eco-friendly wood composites with improved properties, the development of bio-based adhesives with ultra-low formaldehyde emissions, the incorporation of formaldehyde scavengers into conventional resin systems, the optimization of lignocellulosic feedstocks, and the utilization of alternative raw materials.
Building on the success of the second edition of this Special Issue, “Advances in Eco-friendly Wood-Based Composites: Design, Manufacturing, Properties and Applications – III” aims to collect high-quality original research and review papers addressing topics including (but not limited to): state-of-the-art strategies for developing eco-friendly wood-based composites; novel bio-based wood adhesives; methods to reduce formaldehyde emissions from wood composites; binderless wood composites; wood–plastic composites (WPCs); advanced approaches for recycling wood-based composites; thermal and chemical technologies for enhanced protection of wood and wood composites; the application of nanomaterials in wood composites; bark valorization for value-added chemicals and composite production; non-wood lignocellulosic composites; and advanced functionalities and applications of wood-based composites.
We warmly invite submissions from researchers and experts across relevant disciplines in the form of original research articles or comprehensive review papers.
Keywords
eco-friendly wood-based composites; biocomposites; biopolymer composites; bio-based wood adhesives; advanced formaldehyde-based wood adhesives; binderless wood composites; lignocellulosic composites; reinforced composite structures; wood plastic composites; formaldehyde emission; formaldehyde scavengers; wood modification; nanotechnology and nanomaterials in wood-based composites
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