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. 2020 Jun 8;10(37):21698–21723. doi: 10.1039/d0ra03620j

3D printing of wood composites.

Species Printing methods Size of the biomass Contents Other materials Ref.
Wood chips/sawdust LDM 0.8–2 mm Gypsum, methyl cellulose, sodium silicate and different types of cement 96
Air-dry sawdust from beech and methylcellulose (MC) ∼90 wt% wood MC (as binder and lubrication) 97
Beech wood powder <0.237 mm 13 wt%–25 wt% PVAc and urea-formaldehyde 98
Wood flour (poplar) FDM Sieve into 140–160 mesh 30 wt% Three types of plasticizer 112
Wood-filled PLA 30 wt% PLA 108
Wood fibre-filled PLA 40 wt% PLA 111
Wood flour 14 wt% PLA 113
Beech wood 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 wt% PLA 102
Beech wood 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 wt% ABS and PLA 99
Beech wood 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 wt% PLA 100
Recycled pine wood 30 wt% PLA/PHA 107
Wood-filled PLA 30 wt% PLA 109
Wood flour 30 wt% PLA 101
Wood-filled filament (commercial) 30–40 wt% PLA 110
Pine powder, bleach pulp, mechanical pulp, newspaper pulp, eucalyptus powder 4, 6, 10, 15, 20 wt% PLA 90
Wastepaper, cardboard, wood flour <20 wt% Recycled polypropylene, commercial PP 63
Wood 40 wt% PLA, ceramic, metal, carbon fiber 114
Recycled wood fiber 15 wt% PHA and PLA 103
Commercial wood filament Polymer resin 104
Wood-filled PLA 30 wt% PLA 105
Wood 5 wt% PLA 106