Highly effective impregnation and modification of spruce wood with epoxy-functional siloxane using supercritical carbon dioxide solvent
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DOI: 10.1007/s00226-018-1050-x
Abstract: Chemical modification of wood is an established approach to improve its biological durability, water repellence, dimensional stability, and UV resistance. Norway spruce wood (Picea abies) in dry state, however, has an extraordinarily high recalcitrance towards… read more here.
Keywords: supercritical carbon; impregnation; spruce wood; carbon dioxide ... See more keywords
Effects of water-soluble extractives on the vibrational properties and color of hygrothermally treated spruce wood
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DOI: 10.1007/s00226-018-1069-z
Abstract: Sitka spruce wood specimens were heated at 120–140 °C and different relative humidity values (RHh), and their specific dynamic Young’s moduli (E′/ρ), mechanical loss tangents (tanδ), and CIELAB color parameters were measured at 25 °C and 60%… read more here.
Keywords: water soluble; spruce wood; hygrothermally treated; soluble extractives ... See more keywords
Effects of mild hygrothermal treatment on the physical and vibrational properties of spruce wood
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DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112736
Abstract: Abstract Wood is commonly used for making musical instruments. During the process it is often subjected to treatments, that either modify its volume or its surface properties. Spruce wood specimens were treated under mild temperatures… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; spruce wood; humidity; mild hygrothermal ... See more keywords
Carbohydrates as binders in biomass densification for biochemical and thermochemical processes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2016.12.053
Abstract: Abstract This study was conducted to verify the potential application of carbohydrates with low molecular weight (MW) as ash-free as well as nitrogen- and sulfur-free binders in biomass densification for solid biofuels. In the first… read more here.
Keywords: densification; binders biomass; biomass; glycerol ... See more keywords
Experimental study of spruce wood reaction to fire in single burning item test
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DOI: 10.1177/07349041221089829
Abstract: The aim of this work is to study and characterize the fire behavior of vertically oriented spruce wood panels using experiments conducted at the scales of cone calorimeter and single burning item tests. For this… read more here.
Keywords: fire; spruce wood; char; single burning ... See more keywords
Micro/nano-structural evolution in spruce wood during soda pulping
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DOI: 10.1515/hf-2020-0113
Abstract: Abstract Alkaline delignification of wood tissue is the core of the global pulping technology and the most prominent large-scale separation of the main wood components. This work aims at improved understanding of the interplay between… read more here.
Keywords: evolution spruce; spruce wood; wood; micro nano ... See more keywords
Dry-Matter Loss and Changes in the Chemical Composition of Spruce Wood after Long-Term Storing in the Form of Roundwood
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DOI: 10.3390/polym14163400
Abstract: Wood stock in a warehouse is a necessary precondition for reliable manufacturing. However, wood can degrade and lose the matter during storage. “Dry-matter loss (DML)” is used to quantify the degradation following the changes in… read more here.
Keywords: loss; spruce wood; dry matter; wood ... See more keywords
Relation of Chemical Composition and Colour of Spruce Wood
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DOI: 10.3390/polym14235333
Abstract: The visual inspection of fresh cut spruce wood (Picea abies, L. Karst.) showed the variability of its colour. Wood visual inspection is a part of wood quality assessment, for example, prior to or after its… read more here.
Keywords: spruce wood; spruce; colour; chemical composition ... See more keywords
Mechanical Properties of Spruce Wood Extracted from GLT Beams Loaded by Fire
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DOI: 10.3390/su13105494
Abstract: Heating wood to high temperature changes either temporarily or permanently its physical properties. This issue is addressed in the present contribution by examining the effect of high temperature on residual mechanical properties of spruce wood,… read more here.
Keywords: mechanical properties; spruce wood; wood; properties spruce ... See more keywords