2023/12/14 by Alain Celzard, Celzard, Alain, Jean-Michel Leban +1
Chemistry · Materials Science · #Advanced Cellulose Research Studies #Aerogels and thermal insulation #Chimie verte #Construction #Matériaux de structure #Matériaux fonctionnels #Polymer Foaming and Composites
paper · doi:10.17180/wx0y-2512
openalex created_date 2022/10/04 · openalex publication_date 2023/12/14 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15
In the framework of sustainable development, wood increasingly establishes itself as an environmentfriendly material and progressively becomes more anchored in the French industrials scene. A number of still inconspicuous inventions come out the laboratories and find commercial applications. The latter enjoy a strong political support and find favourable welcoming from the mass market, as they are seen as environment-friendly alternatives to classical synthetic products derived from the petrochemical industry, or whose production requires high energy expenditures. After a short introduction dealing with wood as a source of new materials and products, a few examples of innovations will be given in this paper. Structural materials, followed by functional materials, will be considered in the light of recent works carried out in French laboratories.