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Wood heat treatment; wood based panels; biomass energy; adhesives.

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CEF contributes to the debate on solutions to the challenges of tropical regions | Tropical Summit 2024
CEF contributes to the debate on solutions to the challenges of tropical regions | Tropical Summit 2024
The Forest Research Centre (Centro de Estudos Florestais – CEF) was represented by several of … Read More
Call for applications for research scholarship - Project CLEANPELL
Call for applications for research scholarship – Project CLEANPELL
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Publications

Scientific Articles (ISI)

Godinho D., Lourenço A., Araújo S.O., Ferreira C., Machado J.S., Nunes L., Duarte M., Duarte S., Quilhó T., Diamantino T., Gominho J. (2025)

Assessment of weathering and subterranean termite resistance in three thermally modified wood species in Portugal

European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 83: 40. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-024-02199-4

Godinho D., Ferreira C., Lourenço A., Araujo S.O., Quilhó T., Diamantino T.C., Gominho J. (2024)

Behavior of thermally modified wood after exposure in maritime/industrial and urban environments

Heliyon, 10(3): e25020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25020

Carneiro A.C.O., Carvalho A.M.M.L., Freitas T.P., Demuner I.F., Carvalho A.L., Guimarães D. P. S., Araujo S.O., Castro V.R., Zanuncio A.J.V. (2023)

FTIR spectroscopy and technological characterization of heat treated Fraxinus excelsior wood

Cerne, 29: e-103264. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/01047760202329013264

da Silva W.M., Zanuncio A.J.V., Carvalho A.G., de Castro V.R., Carneiro A.C.O., Araújo S.O. (2023)

Drying of eucalyptus logs from plantations with different spacing between trees

BioResources, 18(1): 1177-1184. . URL: https://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BRJ/article/view/22200

de Lima N.N., de Castro V.R., Lopes N.F., Nunes Í.L., Andrade F.A., Zanuncio A.J.V., Carneiro A.O. C., Araujo S.O. (2023)

Tannin extracts as a preservative for pine thermo-mechanically densified wood

BioResources, 18(1): 641-652. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15376/biores.18.1.641-652 URL: https://bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu/resources/tannin-extracts-as-a-preservative-for-pine-thermo-mechanically-densified-wood/

Lima L.V.L., de Castro V.R., Surdi P.G., Zanuncio A.J.V., Zanuncio J.C., Carneiro A.C.O., Gominho J., Araújo S.O. (2023)

Properties of Pinus sp. pellets prepared after in-line pre-compaction with torrefaction

BioResources, 18(2):3440-3451. URL: https://bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu/resources/properties-of-pinus-sp-pellets-prepared-after-in-line-pre-compaction-with-torrefaction/

Surdi P.G., Castro V.R., Lima N.N., Portilho G.R., Lopes N.F., Andrade F.A., Zanuncio A.J.V., Zanuncio J.C., Carneiro A.C.O., Araújo S.O. (2023)

Resistance of Untreated and Torrefied Medium-Density Fiberboard (MDF) Residues to Xylophage Fungi.

Forests, 14(2): 307. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/f14020307

Bianche J.J., Carneiro A.D.C.O., Vitala B.R., Andrade B.G.D., Gomes R.M., Araújo S.D.O., Souza E.C.D. (2022)

Improving the understanding of wood bonding: behavior of different adhesives on the surface of eucalyptus and pine wood

International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 112: 102987. . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2021.102987

de Castro V.R., Surdi P.G., Fernandes S.A., Berger M.S., Zanuncio A.J.V., Zanuncio J.C., Araujo S.O. (2022)

Chemical composition of heartwood and sapwood of Tectona grandis characterized by CG/MS-PY

Scientific Reports, 12: 18441.. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22800-1

Zanuncio A.J.V., Costa E.A., Carvalh, A. G., de Castro, V.R., Carneiro A.C.O., Araújo S.O. (2022)

Artificial intelligence and colorimetry as a combined non-destructive method to predict properties of heat-treated wood.

Cellulose Chemistry and Technology, 56 (9-10): 941-948. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.35812/cellulosechemtechnol.2022.56.84

Araújo S.O., Peres R.S., Barata J., Lidon F.C., Ramalho J.C. (2021)

Characterising the agriculture 4.0 landscape – emerging trends, challenges and opportunities

Agronomy, 11(4): 667. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11040667

Godinho D., Araújo S.O., Quilhó T., Diamantino T., Gominho J. (2021)

Thermally modified wood exposed to different weathering conditions: a review

Forests, 12(10): 1400. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/f12101400

Surdi P.G., Siqueira H.F., De Castro V.R., Zanúncio A.J., Zanuncio J.C., Berger M.S., Martins F.D.R., Carneiro A.C.O., Gominho J., Araújo S.O. (2021)

Quality of Pinus sp. pellets with kraft lignin and starch addition

Scientific Reports, 11: 4899. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84296-5

Lourenço A., Araújo S., Gominho J., Evtuguin D. (2020)

Cellulose structural changes during mild torrefaction of eucalyptus wood

Polymers, 12(12): 2831. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12122831

Lourenço A., Araújo S., Gominho J., Pereira H., Evtuguin D. (2020)

Structural changes in lignin of thermally treated eucalyptus wood

Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology, 40(4): 258-268. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02773813.2020.1769674

Portilho G.R., de Castro V.R., Carneiro A.D.O., Zanuncio J.C., Zanuncio A.J.V., Surdi P.G., Gominho J., Araújo S. (2020)

Potential of briquette produced with torrefied agroforestry biomass to generate energy

Forests, 11(12): 1272. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/f11121272

Surdi P.G., Castro V.R.d., Lima N.N., Portilho G.R., Lopes N.F., Andrade F.A., Zanuncio A.J.V., Zanuncio J.C., Carneiro A.d.C.O., Araújo S.d.O (2020)

Resistance of Untreated and Torrefied Medium-Density Fiberboard (MDF) Residues to Xylophage Fungi

Forests, 14(2): 307. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/f14020307

Leitão S.T., Ferreira E., Bicho M.C., Alves M.L., Pintado D., Santos D., Mendes-Moreira P., Araújo S.S., Costa J.M., Vaz Patto M.C. (2019)

Maize open-pollinated populations physiological improvement: validating xtools for drought response participatory selection

Sustainability, 11(21): 6081.

Araújo S.D., Neiva D.M., Carneiro A.D., Esteves B., Pereira H. (2018)

Potential of mild torrefaction for upgrading the wood energy value of different eucalyptus species

Forests, 9(9): 535. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/f9090535

Neiva D.M., Araújo S., Gominho J., Carneiro A.C., Pereira H. (2018)

Potential of Eucalyptus globulus industrial bark as a biorefinery feedstock: chemical and fuel characterization

Industrial Crops and Product, 123: 262-270. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2018.06.070

Neiva D.M., Araújo S., Gominho J., Carneiro A.C., Pereira H. (2018)

An integrated characterization of Picea abies industrial bark regarding chemical composition, thermal properties and polar extracts activity

PLoS ONE, 13(11): e0208270. DOI: https://10.1371/journal.pone.0208270

Araújo S.O., Neiva D.M., Gominho J., Esteves B., Pereira H. (2017)

Chemical effects of a mild torrefaction on the wood of eight Eucalyptus species

Holzforschung, 71(4): 291–298.

Silva C.M.S., Vital B.R., Carneiro A.C.O., Oliveira A.C., Araújo S.O., Magalhães M.A. (2017)

Energy properties of wood particles torrefied at different temperatures

Revista Árvore, 41(4): e410404.

Andrade P.I., Araújo S., Neiva D.M., Vital B.R., Carneiro A.D.O., Gominho J., Pereira H. (2016)

Strength properties and dimensional stability of particleboards with different proportions of thermally treated recycled pine particles

Holzforschung, 70(5): 467–474. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/hf-2015-0090

Araújo S., Boas M.A.V., Neiva D.M., Carneiro A.C., Vital B., Breguez M., Pereira H. (2016)

Effect of a mild torrefaction for production of eucalypt wood briquettes under different compression pressures

Biomass and Bioenergy, 90: 181-186.

Araújo S., Vital B., Oliveira B., Carneiro A.C.O, Lourenço A., Pereira H. (2016)

Physical and mechanical properties of heat treated wood from Aspidosperma populifoliumDipteryx odorata and Mimosa scabrella

Maderas-Ciencia y Tecnologia, 18(1):143-156.

Neiva D., Fernandes L., Araújo S., Lourenço A., Gominho J., Simões R., Pereira H. (2015)

Chemical composition and kraft pulping potential of 12 eucalypt species

Industrial Crops and Products, 66: 89-95.

Pereira-Leal J.B., Abreu I.A., Alabaça C.S., Almeida M.H., Almeida P., Almeida T., Amorim M.I., Araújo S., Azevedo H., Badia A., Batista D., Bohn A., Capote T., Carrasquinho I., Chaves I., Coelho A.C., Costa M.M.R., Costa R., Cravador A., Egas C., Faro C., Fortes A.M., Fortunato A.S., Gaspar M.J., Gonçalves S., Graça J., Horta M., Inácio V., Leitão J.M., Lino-Neto T., Marum L., Matos J., Mendonça D., Miguel A., Miguel C.M., Morais-Cecílio L., Neves I., Nóbrega F., Oliveira M.M., Oliveira R., Pais M.S., Paiva J.A.P., Paulo O.S., Pinheiro M., Raimundo J.A.P., Ramalho J.C., Ribeiro A.I., Ribeiro T., Rocheta M., Rodrigues A.I., Rodrigues J., Saibo N.J.M., Santo T.E., Santos A.M., Sá-Pereira P., Sebastiana M., Simões F., Sobral R.S., Tavares R., Teixeira R., Varela C., Veloso M.M., Ricardo C.P.P. (2014)

A comprehensive assessment of the transcriptome of Cork oak (Quercus suber) through EST sequencing

BMC Genomics, 15: 371. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-371

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Projects

TRICAFÉ II

Produção sustentável de café em sistema agroflorestal

Duration: 2024-2027

CEF Budget: 550 000 € €

CLEANPELL

Valorização de resíduos da indústria de MDF para produção de pellets torrificados

Duration: 2022-2023

CEF Budget: 49.922,05 €

Acacia4FirePrev

Explorar a biomassa de Acacias: Uma forma de reduzir o risco de incêndios

Duration: 2020-2023

CEF Budget: 298.000 €

SUDOE-IMIP

Innovative Eco-Construction System Based on Interlocking Modular Insulation Wood & Cork-Based Panels

Duration: 2020-2023

CEF Budget: 170.897,87 €