A Natural Lignification Inspired Super‐Hard Wood‐Based Composites with Extreme Resilience
Chinese Academy of Forestry · Research Institute of Wood Industry · +4 more institutions
Abstract
The growing demand for high-strength, durable materials capable of enduring extreme environments presents a significant challenge, particularly in balancing performance with sustainability. Conventional materials such as alloys and ceramics are nonrenewable, expensive, and require energy-intensive production processes. Here, super-hard wood-based composites (WBC) inspired by the meso-scale homogeneous lignification process intrinsic to tree growth are designed and developed. This hybrid structure is achieved innovatively by leveraging the infusion of low-molecular-weight phenol formaldehyde resin into the cell walls of thin wood slices, followed by a unique multi-layer construction and high-temperature…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 34.10
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 59
Authors
12- YHYuxiang Huang
Chinese Academy of Forestry, Research Institute of Wood Industry
- KJKaixin Jiang
Northumbria University
- YHYingqi He
Chinese Academy of Forestry, Research Institute of Wood Industry
- JHJuan Hu
Chinese Academy of Forestry, Research Institute of Wood Industry
- KDKirsten Dyer
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Topics & keywords
- Materials science
- Resilience (materials science)
- Brinell scale
- Composite material
- Process engineering