Helium pycnometry was used to determine the changes in volume of wood samples of Corsican pine following modification with acetic anhydride...
Keywords: acetylation, dimensional change, helium pycnometry, Pinus nigra, wood modification
08/2004 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterA number of softwoods and hardwoods (beech, rubberwood, Corsican pine, Korean pine) were reacted with acetic anhydride to a variety of weight percentage gain (WPG) values and the volume change due to reaction was determined both by measurement of the external dimensions and by helium pycnometry...
Keywords: acetylation, helium pycnometry, Molar Volume, void volume, volume change
03/2007 | Holzforschung, Walter de Gruyter