Fully bio-based water-resistant wood coatings derived from tree bark

2024/01/01 by Fengyang Wang, Mohammad Morsali, Janis Rizhikovs +3 · 1 voice
Engineering · #Architecture and Computational Design

paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/d4mh01010h

openalex publication_date 2024/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

after 72 hours of water exposure, demonstrating superior performance compared to an alkyd emulsion coating. We conclude that instead of combusting tree bark, it can serve as a valuable resource for wood protection, closing the circle in the wood processing industry.

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