Wood-Based Composites
Chemistry, Design Formulations, Properties and Applications
- 1st Edition - December 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Md Zillur Rahman, Kalim Deshmukh
- Language: English
Wood-Based Composites: Chemistry, Design Formulations, Properties and Applications presents recent developments in this important research field. This book covers the chemis… Read more
Description
Description
Wood-Based Composites: Chemistry, Design Formulations, Properties and Applications presents recent developments in this important research field. This book covers the chemistry and structure of wood and wood-based composites; formulation design; processing and engineering; surface treatment; and key properties. It also examines the fabrication, characterization, and diverse applications of multifunctional wood-based composites. With contributions from experts in the field, the book provides a comprehensive overview of advances in the production, modification, and performance of these materials. It is a valuable reference for academic and industrial researchers and materials scientists interested in emerging research trends and applications of wood-based composites.
Key features
Key features
- Focuses on wood-based composite processing techniques, adhesives for sustainable wood composites, key characteristics, applications, and application-specific requirements.
- Analyzes how processing and manufacturing affect wood-based product fabrication and reviews theoretical modeling and simulation approaches.
- Highlights recent technical advances in wood-based composites across diverse application areas.
- Covers composite boards, plywood and other veneer-based products, fiberboard, construction and decorative building materials, as well as electrically conductive, fire-retardant, self-extinguishing, thermal-insulating, EMI-shielding, supercapacitor, and antibacterial wood-based composites.
Readership
Readership
Academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers, manufacturers, and other professionals working in wood science and wood technology, mainly the development of wood-based composites and their diverse applications
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Introduction to Wood Science and Technology. Structure, Chemistry, Innovations in Wood Formulations, Processing and Engineering of Wood Products, Properties, Challenges, and Future Perspectives
2. Chemical Modifications of Wood for Property Enhancement
3. Plasma Treatment of Wood. Implications on the Surface Characteristics
4. Effect of Heat Treatment on the Stability and Surface Characteristics of Wood
5. Wood-Based Composites. Compositions, Construction Strategies, Surface Modifications, Mechanics, Unique Properties, Challenges, and Future Perspectives
6. Additive Manufacturing (3D/4D Printing) of Wood-Based Composites
7. Theoretical Modeling and Simulations of Wood-Based Composites
8. Morphological, Thermal, and Mechanical Characterizations of Wood-Based Composites
9. Adhesives for Sustainable Wood Composites
10. Electrically Conductive Wood-Based Composites. Preparation, Properties, and Applications
11. Wood-Based Composite Board
12. Wood-Based Composites in Plywood and Other Veneer-Based Products
13. Wood-Based Composites in Manufacturing Fiberboard
14. Wood-Based Composites as Construction and Decorative Building Materials
15. Wood-Based Fire-Retardant and Self-Extinguishing Composites
16. Wood-Based Composites for Thermal Insulation
17. Wood-Based Composites for EMI Shielding Applications
18. Wood-Based Composites for Supercapacitor Applications
19. Wood-Based Antibacterial Composites
20. Sustainability, Biodegradability, Life Cycle Assessment, Recycling, Legislative Aspects, and Environmental Impact of Wood-Based Composites
2. Chemical Modifications of Wood for Property Enhancement
3. Plasma Treatment of Wood. Implications on the Surface Characteristics
4. Effect of Heat Treatment on the Stability and Surface Characteristics of Wood
5. Wood-Based Composites. Compositions, Construction Strategies, Surface Modifications, Mechanics, Unique Properties, Challenges, and Future Perspectives
6. Additive Manufacturing (3D/4D Printing) of Wood-Based Composites
7. Theoretical Modeling and Simulations of Wood-Based Composites
8. Morphological, Thermal, and Mechanical Characterizations of Wood-Based Composites
9. Adhesives for Sustainable Wood Composites
10. Electrically Conductive Wood-Based Composites. Preparation, Properties, and Applications
11. Wood-Based Composite Board
12. Wood-Based Composites in Plywood and Other Veneer-Based Products
13. Wood-Based Composites in Manufacturing Fiberboard
14. Wood-Based Composites as Construction and Decorative Building Materials
15. Wood-Based Fire-Retardant and Self-Extinguishing Composites
16. Wood-Based Composites for Thermal Insulation
17. Wood-Based Composites for EMI Shielding Applications
18. Wood-Based Composites for Supercapacitor Applications
19. Wood-Based Antibacterial Composites
20. Sustainability, Biodegradability, Life Cycle Assessment, Recycling, Legislative Aspects, and Environmental Impact of Wood-Based Composites
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: December 1, 2026
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Md Zillur Rahman
Dr. Md Zillur Rahman is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He received his Ph.D. and M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and his B.Sc. (Eng.) from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. His research focuses on fiber-reinforced composites, nanocomposites, hybrid and bio-composites, bio-inspired design, computational simulation, and processing-structure-property relationships governing the physical, mechanical, thermal, and durability performance of advanced composite materials, with particular emphasis on sustainable natural fiber and thermoplastic composite systems. Dr. Rahman has authored more than 160 scholarly publications, including peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters published with leading international publishers. He is currently editing several books with major publishers, including Elsevier, Springer, and ACS, and was included in the 2025 Stanford-Elsevier Top 2% Scientists list.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, BangladeshKD
Kalim Deshmukh
Dr. Kalim Deshmukh is a senior researcher at the New Technologies Research Centre, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic. He has over 20 years of research experience in nanomaterials and polymeric materials, with particular expertise in polymer blends, nanocomposites, and nanohybrids. His work emphasizes nanoscale dispersion, interfacial chemistry, and structure–property relationships that influence material performance in applications such as energy storage, gas sensing, biosensing, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, and high-k dielectrics. He has authored more than 200 publications, including original research articles and review papers, in leading international journals and with major publishers, such as the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), American Chemical Society (ACS), Elsevier, Wiley-VCH, Springer, and Taylor & Francis. In addition to his research contributions, he has edited or co-edited several books published by ACS, RSC, Elsevier, Springer, Wiley-VCH, and Wiley Scrivener.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Researcher, New Technologies Research Centre, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic