Thermodynamics of moisture sorption by the giant-timber bamboo

Holzforschung

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 177-182

  Peralta, Perry N ^a   Bangi, Audimar P ^b   Lee, Andy W C ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A D ratio; Adsorption; Desorption; Differential heat of sorption; Giant timber bamboo; Heat of wetting; Hysteresis; Integral heat of sorption; Phyllostachys bambusoides

Indexed keywords

PHYLLOSTACHYS BAMBUSOIDES;

EID: 3643132355     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/hfsg.1997.51.2.177     Document Type: Article

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