On the effect of heat on the chemical composition and dimensions of thermally-modified wood

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2184-2193

  González Peña, Marcos M ^a   Curling, Simon F ^a   Hale, Michael D C ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.); Chemical degradation; Heat treatment; Mass loss; Norway spruce (Picea abies L.); Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)

Indexed keywords

BEECH (FAGUS SYLVATICA L.); CHEMICAL DEGRADATION; MASS LOSS; NORWAY SPRUCE (PICEA ABIES L.); SCOTS PINE (PINUS SYLVESTRIS L.);

BIOPOLYMERS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; FORESTRY; POLYSACCHARIDES;

DEGRADATION;

FAGUS; FORESTRY; HEAT; HEAT TREATMENT; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; PYROLYSIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WOOD;

EID: 70449091857     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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