Color changes of birch wood during high-temperature drying

Drying Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1125-1128

  Möttönen, Veikko ^a   Kärki, Timo ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Birch; Discoloration of wood; Drying force; High temperature drying; Moisture content

Indexed keywords

COLOR; CURING; DEWATERING; DRYING; FORESTRY; LOGGING (FORESTRY); MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SILVER; TIMBER; WOOD;

BIRCH; BIRCH WOOD; COLOR CHANGING; DISCOLORATION OF WOOD; DRYING FORCE; DRYING MEDIUM; DRYING RATES; EUROPEAN; HIGH TEMPERATURES; HIGH-TEMPERATURE DRYING; INITIAL MOISTURE CONTENT; LOW TEMPERATURES; MOISTURE CONTENT; PRE TREATMENTS; PUBESCENS; REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; SILVER BIRCH; SURFACE LAYERING; WATER SOAKING; WET-BULB;

LOW TEMPERATURE DRYING;

BETULA; COLOR; DISCOLORATION; DRYING; FORESTRY; LOGGING; MOISTURE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SILVER; WOOD;

EID: 49549096705     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930802266116     Document Type: Conference Paper

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