Furfurylation of wood is capable of significantly improving various performances of wood,including dimensional stability,resistance to microbial decay,insect attack and chemical degradation,hardness.The research on furfurylation of wood has regained increasing interests during the past decade and the Europe started commercial production of furfurylated wood in 2000.On the contrary,no reports have been published on this field in China until now.The paper briefly introduced the chemical nature and industrial utilization of furfuryl alcohols,detailed the research advances,achievements and commerc...
