A NMR study of water distribution in hardwoods at several equilibrium moisture contents

Wood Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 293-307

  Almeida, Giana ^a   Gagné, Stéphane ^a   Hernández, Roger E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE DETERMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE CONTENTS (EMC); ROBINIA COCCINEA; WATER DISTRIBUTION; WOOD STRUCTURES;

HARDWOODS;

ACER SACCHARUM; HARDWOODS; MOISTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; COCCOIDEA; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; ROBINIA;

EID: 34249910046     PISSN: 00437719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00226-006-0116-3     Document Type: Article

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