Prof. Zhou Yongdong is mainly engaged in the research field of wood drying and wood quality improvement, including the formulation of wood drying schedule, the R&D of wood high temperature heat treatment technology, and the efficient utilization of wood resources. The drying characteristics and drying process of plantation timber and imported timber were studied, and the drying quality and efficiency were improved. R&D of wood microwave pretreatment technology to carry out regulation of wood microstructure and improve drying efficiency; Using high-temperature low-oxygen heat treatment technology with independent intellectual property rights, the dimensional stability of wood is significantly improved; Wood quality improvement treatment avoids the resin exudation defects of pine wood and its products; The systematic study of the weak-structure and failure mechanism of wood during drying process revealed the mechanism of drying stress generation and development. He has served as a Science and Technology Correspondent for a long time to provide technical services for wood enterprises, and the research results have been applied in solid wood flooring, musical instrument manufacturing and other enterprises, which has significantly improved the production efficiency, product performance and added value of products. It has promoted the "quality and efficiency improvement, energy conservation and emission reduction" in wood processing industry, improved the theory of wood drying, and has significant environmental, social and economic benefits.
Major Projects of Scientific and Technological Innovation 2030, "Evaluation of the properties and quality of pine wood for pulp and structural timber"/2023ZD0405905，2023.9-2025.12, PI;
National Key R&D Program of China, Subproject "Regulation of wood microstructure by high-energy microwave treatment"/2023YFD2201402-2, 2023.12-2028.11, PI;
Forestry Industry Standard Project, "Energy Efficiency Evaluation Method for Forestry Production Equipment"/2022-LY-007, 2022.3-2023.12, PI;
National Wood and Bamboo Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance Project, “Research on Sterilization and Insecticidal Hygrothermal Treatment Process of Solid Wood Floor Blanks”/TIAWBI2021-03, 2021.6-2023.5, PI;
Fundamental Research Funds of CAF, "Research on Upgrading and Treatment Technology of Imported Radiata Pine Wood"/CAFYBB2021QA003, 2021.1-2024.12, PI;
National Promotion Project of Forestry and Grassland S&T Achievements, "Rapid Impregnation and Drying Processing Technology of Wood by Microwave Treatment"/2020133146, 2020.1-2022.12, PI;
National Natural Science Foundation of China, "Wood Multidimensional Structure Interaction and Regulatory Mechanism"/31890772, 2019/01-2023/12, Subproject PI;
Forestry Industry Standard Project, "General Technical Requirements for Imported Sawn Timber Processing"/2019130004, 2019.1-2020.12, PI.
Xiaomei Liao; Xuan Fang; Xin Gao; Songlin Yi; Yongdong Zhou*. Effect of High-Intensity Microwave Treatment on Structural and Chemical Characteristics of Chinese Fir [J]. Forests, 2024, 15(3): 516.
Cao Huimin, Huang Saisai, Zhou Yongdong*, Yi Songlin, Yin Fangyu, Gao Xin, Zhou Fan. Effects of superheated steam treatment on turpentine content and softening point of pine resin [J]. Journal of Forestry Engineering, 2024, 9(1): 85-91.
Cao Huimin, Huang Saisai, Zhou Fan, Gao Xin, Yi Songlin, Zhou Yongdong*. A study of resin removal and fixation of radiata pine wood by microwave-superheated steam treatment [J]. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-023-02038-y
Cao Huimin, Huang Saisai, Yin Fangyu, Gao Yufa, Liao Xiaomei, Yi Songlin, Zhou Yongdong*. Water uptake of radiata pine wood after microwave and superheated steam treatments: sapwood vs. heartwood [J]. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 2023. https://doi.org/ 10.1007/s00107-023-02039-x
Zhou Fan, Zhou Yongdong*, Gao Xin, Cao Huimin, Yin Fangyu, Dou Qingqing, Yang Liangqing. Effects of Hygrothermal Equalization Treatment for Disinfestation and Sterilization on Quality of Solid Wood Flooring Plank [J]. Chinese Journal of Wood Science and Technology, 2023, 37(4): 36-43
Cao Huimin, Yin Fangyu, Zhou Yongdong*, Yi Songlin, Zhou Fan, Gao xin. Effect of pre-steaming treatment on degreasing Rate and drying quality of radiata pine lumber [J]，Chinese Journal of Wood Science and Technology, 2023, 37(5): 69-76.
Huimin Cao, Saisai Huang, Songlin Yi, Xin Gao, Fan Zhou, Yongdong Zhou*. The effects of superheated steam heat-treatment on turpentine content and softening point of resin[J]. Industrial Crops & Products, 2023, 192: 116139.
Yufa Gao, Zongying Fu, Feng Fu, Yongdong Zhou*, Xin Gao, Fan Zhou. The formation mechanism of microcracks and fracture morphology of wood during drying[J]. Drying Technology, 2023, 41(8): 1268-1277.
Yufa Gao, Zongying Fu, Yongdong Zhou*, Xin Gao, Fan Zhou, Huimin Cao. Moisture-Related Shrinkage Behavior of Wood at Macroscale and Cellular Level[J]. Polymers, 2022, 14(22): 5045:1-12.
Zhou Fan, Cao Huimin, Zhou Yongdong*, Li Shanming, Gao Xin, Fu Zongying, Pang Xiaoren, Meng Xingyu. Effect of High-Energy Microwave Pretreatment on Drying Rate and Quality of Chinese Fir and Obeche Lumber [J]. Chinese Journal of Wood Science and Technology, 2022, 36(4):51-56.
Zhou Fan, Zhou Yongdong*, Cao Huimin, Gao Xin, Dou Qingqing, Yang Liangqing. Study on Temperature Changes of Solid Wood Flooring Blank during Hygrothermal Treatment for Disinfestation and Sterilization [J]. Chinese Journal of Wood Science and Technology, 2022, 36(6):82-87.
Zhou Yongdong, Gao Xin, Zhou Fan, Fu Zongying, Jiang Jinghui, Weng Xiang. High-Temperature Drying Technology for 40 mm-Thickness Chinese Fir Lumber [J]，Chinese Journal of Wood Science and Technology, 2021, 35(2): 54-58;
Xiang Weng, Yongdong Zhou*, Zongying Fu, Xin Gao, Fan Zhou, and Jinghui Jiang. Effects of Microwave Pretreatment on Drying of 50 mm-thickness Chinese fir Lumber[J]. Journal of Wood Science, 2021, 67(13): 1-9.
Zongying Fu, Xiang Weng, Yufa Gao, Yongdong Zhou*. Full-field tracking and analysis of shrinkage strain during moisture content loss in wood[J]. Holzforschung, 2021, 75(5), 436-443.
Zhou Fan, Gao Xin, Fu Zongying, Gao Yufa, Zhou Yongdong*. Drying Characteristics and Drying Technology of Large-diameter Michelia macclurei Wood [J]. Journal of Northwest Forestry University, 2021, 36(1):215-220.
Zhou Fan，Gao Xin，Fu Zongying，Weng Xiang，Zhou Yongdong*. Study on the Drying Schedule for 40 mm-Thick Acacia melanoxylon Lumber [J]. Chinese Journal of Wood Science and Technology, 2021, 35(4):36-39.
Zhou Yongdong, Hou Junfeng. Moisture State and Migration Mechanism of High Moisture Content Poplar Lumber during Platen Drying [J]Scientia Silvae Sinicae, 2020, 56(9): 104-111
Xiang Weng, Yongdong Zhou*, Zongying Fu, Xin Gao, Fan Zhou, and Feng Fu. Effects of Microwave Treatment on Microstructure of Chinese fir[J]. Forests, 2020, 11(7), 772.
Gao Xin, Zhou Fan, Fu Zongying, Zhou Yongdong*，A study of pine resin in softwood by 1D and 2D time-domain NMR[J], Holzforschung, 2020, 74(9): 839-852
Fu Zongying, Cai Yingchun, Gao Xin, Zhou Fan, Jiang Jinghui, Zhou Yongdong*.Simulation of Drying Strain based on Artificial Neural Network Model [J], Scientia Silvae Sinicae, 2020, 56(6): 76-82
Fan Zhou, Zongying Fu, Xin Gao, Yongdong Zhou*. Changes in the wood-water interactions of mahogany wood due to heat treatment[J]. Holzforschung, 2020, 74(9):853-863.
