George Mantanis (0000-0002-5715-783X)

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Prof. George I. Mantanis is a faculty member at University of Thessaly, Laboratory of Wood Science and Technology, at Karditsa campus, Greece. Prof. Mantanis holds a PhD in wood science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA (1994). He has worked at the Forest Products Lab (FPL) - Madison (1994), Forest Research Inst. of Thessaloniki (1996-97) and in the industrial company CHIMAR HELLAS S.A. (former ACM Wood Chemicals Plc) in years 1998-2001. He has been elected Co-Editor in the referred journal 'Wood Material Science and Engineering' (I.F. 2.553) since 2017. Recently in 2021, he was elected a Fellow in The International Academy of Wood Science.

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University of Thessaly: Karditsa, Thessaly, GR

2019-01-29 to present | Professor (Forestry, Wood Sciences and Design)

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George Mantanis

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University of Thessaly: Karditsa, Thessaly, GR

TEI of Thessaly: Karditsa, Thessaly, GR

ACM Wood Chemicals Plc: Thessaloniki, GR

Forest Research Institute of Thessaloniki: Thessaloniki, GR

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University of Wisconsin Madison: Madison, WI, US

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: Thessaloniki, GR

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International Academy of Wood Science: Rotorua, NZ

Works (43)

Accelerating Xinomavro Red Wine Flavor Aging Using a Pulsed Electric Field and Various Wood Chips

Use of X-ray computed tomography for real-time studies of the fire progress in wood

A new wood-modification process based on in situ grafting of urethane groups: biological resistance and dimensional stability of carbamylated Scots pine wood

High Leach-Resistant Fire-Retardant Modified Pine Wood (Pinus sylvestris L.) by In Situ Phosphorylation and Carbamylation

Furfurylation of tropical wood species with and without silver nanoparticles: Part II: Evaluation of wood properties

The effect of partial substitution of polyphosphates by aluminium hydroxide and borates on the technological and fire properties of medium density fibreboard

Fire Retardancy and Leaching Resistance of Furfurylated Pine Wood (Pinus sylvestris L.) Treated with Guanyl-Urea Phosphate

Leach-resistant fire-retardant treated furfurylated wood by incorporating guanyl-urea phosphate

Dimensional stabilisation of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) sapwood by reaction with maleic anhydride and sodium hypophosphite

Acetylation of tropical hardwood species from forest plantations in Costa Rica: an FTIR spectroscopic analysis

Fire performance and leach resistance of pine wood impregnated with guanyl-urea phosphate/boric acid and a melamine-formaldehyde resin

Technological properties and fire performance of medium density fibreboard (MDF) treated with selected polyphosphate-based fire retardants

A Study on the Production Process and Properties of Cement-Based Wood Composite Materials

Adhesive systems used in the European particleboard, MDF and OSB industries

Termite resistance of beech wood treated with zinc oxide and zinc borate nanocompounds

Chemical modification of wood by acetylation or furfurylation: A review of the present scaled-up technologies

Structural evaluation of a timber construction element originating from the great metéoron monastery in Greece

Wood modification technologies - A review

Colour Changes of Pine and Fir Wood Treated with Several Titanium and Zinc-Oxide Based Nanocompounds

Biological resistance of pine wood treated with nano-sized zinc oxide and zinc borate against brown-rot fungi

Evaluation of weathering of furfurylated wood decks after a 3-year outdoor exposure in Greece

Evaluation of mold, decay and termite resistance of pine wood treated with zinc- and copper-based nanocompounds

Effect of artificial ageing using different wood chips on the antioxidant activity, resveratrol and catechin concentration, sensory properties and colour of two Greek red wines

Effects of nano-sized zinc oxide and zinc borate impregnation on brown rot resistance of black pine (Pinus nigra L.) wood

Physical and mechanical properties of beech wood harvested in the Greek public forests

Chemical composition and biological activity of the essential oil from the wood of Pinus heldreichii Christ. var. leucodermis

Resistance of Pinus leucodermis heartwood and sapwood against the brown-rot fungus Coniophora puteana

Colour changes inwood surfaces modified by ananoparticulate based treatment

Finger jointing of green Black pine wood (Pinus nigra L.)

Nano-based surface treatment effects on swelling, water sorption and hardness of wood

Physical and mechanical properties of Pinus leucodermis wood

Reducing the thickness swelling of wood based panels by applying a nanotechnology compound

The sorption of water vapour of wood treated with a nanotechnology compound

Green gluing of oak wood (Quercus conferta L.) with a one-component polyurethane adhesive

Aqueous fire retardant

Strawboards bonded with urea formaldehyde resins

Method for extracting and recycling waste chemically treated wood

Wetting of wood

Swelling of compressed cellulose fiber webs in organic liquids

Swelling of Wood Part III. Effect of Temperature and Extractives on Rate and Maximum Swelling

Swelling of Wood. Part IV. A Statistical Model for Prediction of Maximum Swelling of Wood in Organic Liquids

Swelling of wood - Part 1. Swelling in water

Swelling of Wood. Part II. Swelling in Organic Liquids

Peer review (4 reviews for 3 publications/grants)