Many wood products used as building or construction materials involve a combination of the wood material with polymers, such as adhesives, coatings, preservatives and binders in composites. Combinations of wood …
Wettability studies on Scots pine veneers were done by using Wilhelmy plate method. The probe liquids were water and octane as swellable and non-swellable liquids, respectively. Novel approaches based on …
In this work, a set of solvent-borne coatings for wood protection and finishing, 7 industrial and 2 experimental, was studied to verify their performance and the effects of artificial weathering. …
A multi-cycle Wilhelmy plate method has been developed to investigate liquid sorption, swelling and dimensional stability of wood samples. The application of this technique is exemplified by evaluation of wood …
Heat treatment is a promising and environment-friendly wood modification method. In the past several years, thermal modifications of wood have been widely used around the world for a broad range …
Mapping and visualization of structural changes due to the modification of wood would increase the understanding of chemical modification processes and facilitate optimization of the process parameters. The 2D and …
The presence and distribution of wood extractives can be related to the physicochemical properties of wood. Wood extractives are constituted of compounds that can easily migrate within the wood. Relocalisation …
This report presents the study of atmospheric pressure plasma treatment impact on the surface properties of early and latewood of pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.). Wood …
In Brazil, fast-growth plantations of Tectona grandis L.f. are thinned prior to the final harvest (16 to 22-year cycle). Thinned trees have a small diameter, resulting in small dimension (transversal …
