Swelling properties of hardwoods as affected by their extraneous substances, wood density, and interlocked grain

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 146-158

  Hernández, Roger E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ash content; Density; Extractives; Interlocked grain; Swelling; Tropical woods

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CYCLOHEXANE; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; METHANOL; MOISTURE; SORPTION; SWELLING;

EXTRANEOUS SUBSTANCES; INTERLOCKED GRAIN; TROPICAL HARDWOODS;

HARDWOODS;

ACETONE; CYCLOHEXANE; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; EXTRACTIVES; HARDWOODS; METHANOL; MOISTURE CONTENT; SORPTION; SWELLING; WOOD DENSITY;

ACER SACCHARUM;

EID: 33847630774     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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