International Wood Products Journal, Vol. 14, No. 2, ready to read

Papers look at directional variability of wood properties, the impact of multiple recycling on the dimensional stability of wood–plastic composites and coppiced sweet chestnut in UK construction.

This issue contains the following articles, which are available to members via My IOM3.

In This Issue
Gervais Sawyer
Pages: 61-61
DOI: 10.1080/20426445.2023.2239588

Impact of multiple recycling on the dimensional stability of wood–plastic composite made by the injection moulding process
Zahra Salahshournejad, Payam Saraeian & Ehsan Shakouri
Pages: 62-73
DOI: 10.1080/20426445.2023.2222259

Characterization of Grewia bicolor fibre and its use in the development of composites
Benoit Ndiwe, Noel Konai, Achille Désiré Omgba Betené, Antonio Pizzi, Achille Gnassiri Wedaïna, Fotio Nzogning, Armel Mewoli, Michel Mbere Taoga, Duval Tekam, Honore Bayangbe Kikmo & Paul Kah
Pages: 74-86
DOI: 10.1080/20426445.2023.2223936

Coppiced sweet chestnut in UK construction – challenges and opportunities for design development of hardwood building products
George Fereday, Nick Meech, Guy Nevill, Dougal Driver & Harri Lewis
Pages: 87-93
DOI: 10.1080/20426445.2023.2223944

Physical and mechanical properties of thermally modified short-rotation wood in a closed system
Thaís Mendes Brito, Jessica Sabrina Silva Ferreira, Glaucileide Ferreira, João Gabriel Missia da Silva, Adriano Ribeiro de Mendonça, Humberto Fantuzzi Neto, Juarez Benigno Paes & Djeison Cesar Batista
Pages: 94-101
DOI: 10.1080/20426445.2023.2228554

Directional variability of wood properties in Pinus wallichiana and Dalbergia sissoo of South Asian origin
Kinza Hassan, Muhammad Shabir Mahr, Javed Iqbal, Hafiz Muhammad Asif Javed, Zulfiqar Ali Raza & Fahad Rasheed
Pages: 102-108
DOI: 10.1080/20426445.2023.2232653