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Hidalgo-Cordero, JfCorresponding AuthorGarcia-Navarro, JAuthor

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December 24, 2019
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Influence of the Hot-pressing Process on the Durability of Totora (Schoenoplectus Californicus CA Mey. Sojak) Binderless Boards against Wood-decaying Organisms

Publicated to: Journal of Natural Fibers. 18 (11): 1882-1892 - 2021-11-02 18(11), DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2019.1701611

Authors:

Hidalgo-Cordero, JF; De Troya, MT; García-Navarro, J
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Affiliations

Inst Nacl Invest & Tecnol Agr & Alimentaria, Dept Protecc Maderas - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Escuela Tecn Super Edificac, Ave Juan de Herrera 6 - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Escuela Tecn Super Ingn Agron Alimentaria & Biosi - Author
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Abstract

Totora (Schoenoplectus californicus C.A. Mey. Sojak) is a macrophyte from the Cyperaceae family that grows in the Americas. Recent studies have shown the feasibility of producing binderless boards using different tissues of totora stems. However, no data about the durability of raw totora stems or totora binderless boards have been published before. Therefore, durability tests were conducted to study their durability against wood-decaying organisms. Results showed that binderless boards produced by hot-pressing process showed higher resistance against white-rot fungi and termites than the raw material. Chemical changes induced by the hot-pressing process were studied and compared with observed durability values to identify possible correlations.
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Keywords

BiodegradationCyperaceaeFungiHuanchacoLife on landMacrophyteManufactureResistanceSustainabilityTotora

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Journal of Natural Fibers due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2021, it was in position 4/26, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Materials Science, Textiles.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-26:

  • WoS: 3
  • Scopus: 2
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-26:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 19.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 19 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/93376/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 21
  • Downloads: 22
Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 15 - Life on land, with a probability of 66% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (HIDALGO CORDERO, JUAN FERNANDO) and Last Author (GARCIA NAVARRO, JUSTO).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been HIDALGO CORDERO, JUAN FERNANDO.

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Project objectives

El presente estudio tiene como objetivos principales: analizar la influencia del proceso de prensado en caliente sobre la durabilidad de tableros sin aglutinante de totora; evaluar la resistencia de los tableros y del material en bruto frente a organismos xilófagos como hongos de pudrición blanca y termitas; determinar los cambios químicos inducidos por el proceso de prensado en caliente; caracterizar la relación entre dichos cambios químicos y los valores de durabilidad observados; y establecer la viabilidad del uso de totora para la fabricación de tableros resistentes sin necesidad de aglutinantes.
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Most relevant results

El estudio evaluó la durabilidad de tableros sin aglutinante de totora frente a organismos xilófagos, destacando los efectos del proceso de prensado en caliente. Los resultados más relevantes incluyen: (1) los tableros sin aglutinante fabricados mediante prensado en caliente mostraron una mayor resistencia frente a hongos de pudrición blanca y termitas en comparación con la materia prima cruda; (2) se identificaron cambios químicos inducidos por el proceso de prensado en caliente; (3) se establecieron correlaciones entre dichos cambios químicos y los valores observados de durabilidad, aportando evidencia sobre los mecanismos que mejoran la resistencia de los tableros.
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Awards linked to the item

This work was supported by the Secretaria de Educacion Superior, Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion (SENESCYT-Ecuador) [Grant number: AR6C-000034-2016].
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