Effect of relative humidity on thermal degradation of Norway spruce (Picea abies) wood

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 323-328

  Borrega, Marc ^a   Kärenlampi, Petri P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Heat treatment; Relative humidity; Temperature; Thermal degradation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; DEGRADATION; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; SILICONES; SULFATE MINERALS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WOOD;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BATH TREATMENT; DEGRADATION RATES; HEAT TREATMENT; MOIST CONDITIONS; NORWAY SPRUCE; PICEA ABIES; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL DEGRADATION;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; GRAVIMETRY; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMIDITY; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; POLYSILICONES; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WOOD;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 50049106022     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-008-0953-9     Document Type: Article

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