Properties and set-recovery of surface densified Norway spruce and European beech

Rautkari, Lauri; Properzi, Milena; Pichelin, Frédéric; Hughes, Mark (2010). Properties and set-recovery of surface densified Norway spruce and European beech Wood Science and Technology, 44(4), pp. 679-691. Springer Nature 10.1007/s00226-009-0291-0

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The chemistry and wetting behaviour of surface densified wood were investigated using FT-IR spectroscopy and contact angle analyses. Furthermore, set-recovery of the surface under conditions of fluctuating humidity was measured and quantitative microscopy analyses were undertaken. FT-IR indicated that no significant chemical changes took place during the densification process. However, the wettability of the densified surfaces was significantly lower than unmodified surfaces. Following several high humidity-oven dry cycles, it was found that this densification process was almost completely reversible, i.e., there was full set-recovery

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering > Institute for Materials and Wood Technology BFH Centres and strategic thematic fields > BFH Centre for Wood - Resource and Material
Name:	Rautkari, Lauri; Properzi, Milena; Pichelin, Frédéric0000-0003-3856-6707 and Hughes, Mark
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QC Physics T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery T Technology > TS Manufactures
ISSN:	0043-7719
Publisher:	Springer Nature
Language:	English
Submitter:	Christelle Ganne-Chédeville
Date Deposited:	04 May 2020 11:20
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2021 02:17
Publisher DOI:	10.1007/s00226-009-0291-0
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Contact Angle Densified Wood Contact Angle Measurement Annual Ring Wood Surface
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.11274
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/11274