Swelling of Wood. Part I. Swelling in Water

Wood Science and Technology  28: 119-134

Swelling of Wood. Part II. Swelling in Organic Liquids

Holzforschung  48 (6): 480-490

Wetting of wood

Wood Science and Technology 31: 339-353

Strawboard bonded with urea-formaldehyde resins

Proc. of the 35th International Particleboard/Composite Materials Symp., pp. 137-144, April 2-5, 2001, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA

A new process for recycling waste fiberboards

Proc. of the 38th International Wood Composites Symposium, pp. 119-122, Αpril 5-8, 2004, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA

Swelling of Compressed Cellulose Fiber Webs in Organic Liquids

Cellulose 2: 1-22

Aqueous fire retardant

WO 02/102926 A1 - Patent

European approach to particleboard and MDF adhesives

1998 Resin & Blending Seminar Procedings, Composite Panel Assosiation (CPA), pp. 137-146, Dec. 10-11, 1998, Charlotte, N. Carolina, USA

Recycling of particle- and fibre- boards using the extruder technique

Proc. of the 2nd Conf. of Umweltschutz in der Holzwerkstoffindustrie, pp. 56-65, March 21-22, 2002, Goettingen, Germany

Turning agricultural straw residues into value-added composite products: A new environmentally friendly technology

Proc. of the 5th International Conference on Environmental Pollution, pp. 840-848, Aug. 28-31, 2000, Aristotelian University, Thessaloniki, Greece

Swelling of Wood. Part III. Effect of Temperature and Extractives on Rate and Maximum Swelling

Holzforschung  49 (3): 239-248.

Method for extracting and recycling waste chemically treated wood

WO 00/74909 A1 - Patent

Swelling of Wood. Part IV. A Statistical Model for Prediction of Maximum Swelling of Wood in Organic Liquids

Wood and Fiber Science  27 (1): 22-24

Agricultural lignocellulosic residues in Greece: Estimation and prospects for rational utilization

Proc. of the 3rd International Conf. for Development of Forestry, Wood Science & Technology, pp. 374-379, Sept. 28-30, 1997, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

A new recycling process for waste panels

Proc. of European COST E31 Conference: “Management of recovered wood”. Ed. C. Gallis, 22-24 April 2004, Thessaloniki, Greece, pp. 204-210.

Forestry & Quality control of wood products: Status-quo in Greece

International Workshop «Status-quo in Quality Control». COST Action E53 “Quality Control of Wood and Wood Products”, Nov. 8-10, 2006, Univ. of West Hungary, Sopron, Hungary

Repair and conservation of old wooden constructions and furniture at TEI Larissa – Greece: Education and activities

Poster presentation. Workshop COST Action IE0601 “Wood Science for Conservation of Cultural Heritage”, 8/9 June 2007, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium

Green gluing of oak wood (Quercus conferta L.) with a one-component polyurethane adhesive

Wood Material Science & Engineering 2008; 3-4: 79-82

This research work presents a study on the properties of finger jointing green oak wood (Quercus conferta L.) using a one-component polyurethane adhesive. The effect of finger joint orientation (vertical or horizontal fingers) was also examined. In general, the results from the measurements of modulus of rupture and modulus of elasticity of green glued finger-jointed specimens indicated that the green gluing of a high density species such as oak wood is feasible.

Mantanis G.I. and A. Papadopoulos (2009). Reducing the thickness swelling of wood-based panels by applying a nanotechnology compound

European Journal of Wood and Wood Products (accepted, in press)

The potential of improving the thickness swelling of commercial wood based panels by applying a new nanotechnology compound was investigated.  The application of the compound SurfaPoreTM W, an aqueous wood-water repellent resulted in a significant improvement in the thickness swelling of the panels tested.

Mantanis G.I. and A. Papadopoulos (2009). The sorption of water vapour of wood treated with a nanotechnology compound

Wood Science and Technology (accepted, in press)

The potential of improving the hygroscopicity of solid wood by applying a new nanotechnology compound was investigated.  The sorption isotherms were analysed using the Hailwood-Horrobin model.  The experimental analysis of the sorption isotherms showed that the treatment affected total, polymolecular and monomolecular sorption.  The application of the compound reduced the total sorption by 26.5%,  polymolecular sorption by 23.9% and monomolecular sorption by 33.1%, at saturation. 

Mantanis G.I., Adamopoulos S. and E. Rammou (2009). Physical and mechanical properties of Pinus leucodermis wood

Wood Material Science & Engineering (submitted)

In the Balkan peninsula, one of the least studied coniferous species is that of Pinus leucodermis.  The present work reports on the main physical and mechanical properties of Pinus leucodermis mature heartwood in order to give valuable information to the processors of this timber.

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Finger jointing of green Black pine wood (Pinus nigra L.)

European Journal of Wood & Wood Products (submitted)

This research work presents a study on the properties of finger jointing green Black pine wood (Pinus nigra L.) using a phenol-resorsinol-formaldehyde adhesive. The effect of finger joint orientation (vertical or horizontal fingers) was also examined. In general, the results from the measurements of modulus of rupture and modulus of elasticity of green glued finger-jointed specimens indicated that the green gluing of this pine wood species is feasible.

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