Three types of silanes were tested for their ability to impart hydrophobicity to solid wood samples: a tetraalkoxy silane bearing four hydrolysable alkoxy groups; two alkyl-trialkoxy silanes; and two multifunctional oligomeric silane systems...
Keywords: hydrophobation, SEM-EDX, silane, sol-gel process
01/2006 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterAn amino-silicone in the form of a micro- and a macro-emulsion (average particle size 40 and 120 nm, respectively) was tested in impregnation of solid wood...
Keywords: amino-silicons, hydrophobation, NMR relaxometry, penetration, SEM-EDX
01/2007 | Holzforschung, Walter de Gruyter