The reduction in the fibre saturation point of wood due to chemical modification using anhydride reagents: A reappraisal

Holzforschung

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 423-428

  Hill, Callum A S ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylated wood; Fibre saturation point; Hailwood Horrobin model; Sorption isotherm

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ISOTHERMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METAL CLADDING; MOISTURE; ORGANIC ACIDS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS); WEIGHING; WOOD;

CARBOXYLIC ACID ANHYDRIDES; CELL WALLS; DRY STATES; FIBRE SATURATION POINT; HYDROXYL SUBSTITUTION; LIGNO CELLULOSIC MATERIALS; LINEAR CHAINS; MODIFIED WOOD; MOISTURE ADSORPTION; MOISTURE CONTENT (MC); MONOLAYER WATER; PROPIONIC; SIMPLE LINEAR RELATIONSHIP; SOLUTE EXCLUSION; SORPTION ISOTHERMS; WEIGHT PERCENTAGE GAIN (WPG);

SORPTION;

EID: 44849144667     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2008.078     Document Type: Article

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