Effects of nanofillers on water resistance and dimensional stability of solid wood modified by melamine-urea-formaldehyde resin

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 307-318

  Cai, Xiaolin ^a   Riedl, Bernard ^a   Zhang, S Y ^b   Wan, Hui ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dimensional stability; Nanocomposites; Nanofillers; Solid wood; Water absorption; Wood polymer composites

Indexed keywords

DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; FLUORESCENCE; MELAMINE FORMALDEHYDE RESINS; MOISTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; POLYCONDENSATION; UREA FORMALDEHYDE RESINS; WATER ABSORPTION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

NANOFILLERS; SOLID ASPEN WOOD; WOOD POLYMER COMPOSITES;

HARDWOODS;

COMPOSITES; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; POLYCONDENSATION; POLYMELAMINES; POPULUS; SOLIDS; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER RESISTANCE; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 34249009543     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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