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A Review of the Advances Made in Improving the Durability of Welded Wood against Water in Light of the Results of African Tropical Woods Welding

by Jean Jalin Eyinga Biwôlé^1,4,*, Achille Bernard Biwolé¹, Antonio Pizzi^4,*, Joseph Zobo Mfomo¹, César Segovia³, Atangana Ateba², Evariste Fedoung Fongnzossie¹, Sahbi Ouertani^4,5, Xinyi Chen⁴, Bénoît Ndiwe^1,2, Dieudonné Abessolo^1,2, Pierre-Jean Meausoone⁴

1 Laboratory of Forest Resources and Wood Valorization, University of Douala, P.O. Box. 2701, Douala, Cameroon
2 Laboratory of Mechanics, University of Douala, P.O. Box. 2701, Douala, Cameroon
3 CETELOR, University of Lorraine, P.O. Box. 21042, Epinal, France
4 ENSTIB-LERMAB, University of Lorraine, P.O. Box. 21042, Epinal, France
5 Laboratory of Energetics and Thermal and Mass Transfers, El Manar University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia

* Corresponding Authors: Jean Jalin Eyinga Biwôlé. Email: ; Antonio Pizzi. Email:

(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Renewable and Biosourced Adhesives-2021)

Journal of Renewable Materials 2023, 11(3), 1077-1099. https://doi.org/10.32604/jrm.2023.024079

Received 23 May 2022; Accepted 03 August 2022; Issue published 31 October 2022

Abstract

Wood plays a major role in the production of furniture and wooden structures. Nevertheless, in this process, the massive use of adhesives and plural connectors remains a definite problem for health and the environment. Therefore, wood welding is a breakthrough in this respect. This paper reviews the applications of wood welding in furniture and construction and then examines advances in improving the durability of welded wood against water. Our contribution also highlights the need to join African tropical woods using the rotational friction welding technique. According to our results, these woods present interesting chemical singularities, which could provide solutions to the water vulnerability of the welded wood. Moreover, the use of such a joining method would first free the Cameroonian furniture industry from the chemical industry, secondly position it at the forefront of new eco-design trends and thirdly make it competitive with other countries in the Central African sub-region. These works enrich the long and rich bibliography on the technique of wood welding, which has long been conspicuous by its absence of tropical woods.

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