Analysis of among-species variability in wood fiber surface using DRIFTS and XPS: Effects on esterification efficiency

Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 296-315

  Bouafif, Hassine ^a   Koubaa, Ahmed ^a   Perré, Patrick ^b   Cloutier, Alain ^c   Riedl, Bernard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coupling agent; DRIFTS; Esterification; Surface analysis; Wood fiber; XPS

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; COUPLING AGENTS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FIBERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; HYDROCARBONS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; OXYGEN; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SURFACE ANALYSIS; SURFACE TREATMENT; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BLACK SPRUCES; CARBON RATIOS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE INFRARED FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROSCOPIES; DRIFTS; ESTERIFICATION REACTIONS; FIBER SURFACES; FIBER TYPES; HIGH VARIABILITIES; IN FIBERS; JACK PINES; LIGNIN CONCENTRATIONS; MAJOR FACTORS; RELATIVE INTENSITIES; SURFACE HYDROCARBONS; SURFACE MODIFICATIONS; WOOD FIBER; WOOD FIBERS; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPIES; XPS;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CARBON FIBERS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; COUPLING AGENTS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FIBERS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBONS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; OXYGEN; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TREATMENT; WOOD; WOOD FIBERS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 57349126838     PISSN: 02773813     EISSN: 15322319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02773810802485139     Document Type: Article

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