A new approach based on hydrogen-deuterium exchange is proposed for measuring accessible OH groups in wood...
Keywords: deuterium, heat treatment, hydroxyl group, hygroscopicity, moisture content
08/2007 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterRetification is a heat treatment that decreases the swelling of wood and increases its resistance to fungal attack...
Keywords: differential scanning calorimetry, fibre saturation point, heat treatment, swelling, wood
01/2005 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterThe objectives of this study were to improve the dimensional stability of medium-density fibreboard (MDF) by heat treatment and to determine the effects of the treatment on the mechanical properties and vertical density profile of the panels...
Keywords: dimensional stability, heat treatment, medium-density fibreboard, MDF
05/2006 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterThe decay and termite resistance of boric acid (BA)- and di-sodium octoborate tetrahydrate (DOT)-treated sugi sapwood was tested in the context of additional heat treatments at two temperature levels...
Keywords: boric acid, boron leaching, Coptotermes formosanus, decay resistance, DOT, Fomitopsis palustris, heat treatment, termite resistance, Trametes versicolor
07/2006 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterThe topochemical distribution of accessory compounds responsible for wood colouration during heartwood formation and processing of black cherry (
Keywords: accessory compounds, black cherry, heat treatment, phenolic extractives, Prunus serotina, wood colour
11/2006 | Holzforschung, Walter de Gruyter