Transparent Wood Materials: Properties, Applications, and Fire Behaviour

Author:   Igor Wachter ,  Peter Rantuch ,  Tomáš Štefko
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2023
Volume:   330
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9783031234071


Pages:   141
Publication Date:   24 January 2024
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Author:   Igor Wachter ,  Peter Rantuch ,  Tomáš Štefko
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2023
Volume:   330
ISBN:  

9783031234071


ISBN 10:   3031234073
Pages:   141
Publication Date:   24 January 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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1. Introduction to transparent wood.- 2. Mechanical, optical, chemical, physical properties of transparent wood.- 3. Transparent bamboo.- 4. Solar cells.- 5. Smart buildings.- 6. Smart windows.- 7. Multi-layered and densified transparent wood.- 8. Thin and flexible transparent wood fibres.- 9. Fully bio-based transparent wood.- 10. Fire characteristics of transparent wood.         

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Ing. Igor Wachter, PhD. defended his dissertation in 2018 at Slovak University of Technology. Since that year he works as a researcher at Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava. He also conducted research abroad, namely at the University of Queensland. Among the main areas of research, he deals with are Fire Engineering, Thermal Analysis and Wood Modification. He is an author of dozens of scientific articles, has attended several international conferences and has been a member of several research teams dealing with various scientific projects (APVV, VEGA, KEGA, H2020). Doc. Ing. Peter Rantuch, PhD. is a graduate of the Technical University in Zvolen, where in 2009 he earned the title engineer in the field of Fire Protection. In 2012, he also completed his doctoral studies in the field of Fire Safety and Fire Protection. He currently works as an associate professor at the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava. He teaches subjects focused on physical and chemical processes during the combustion and extinguishing processes. In the field of science and research, he deals with the thermal decomposition of combustible materials, especially oxygen consumption calorimetry. Ing. Tomáš Štefko, PhD. graduated at Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava in the field of Environmental Safety with his doctoral thesis “Assessment of degradability of metalworking fluids” in 2017. Since then, he is employed at the Department of Integrated Safety, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, where he works as a researcher. His field of interest includes fire safety of materials and recycling technologies. As a lecturer he educates students in the area of Fire safety of Buildings and Fire and Accident Investigation.

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