Understanding decay resistance, dimensional stability and strength changes in heat-treated and acetylated wood

Wood Material Science and Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 14-22

  Rowell, Roger M ^a,b   Ibach, Rebecca E ^c   James, Mcsweeny ^c   Thomas, Nilsson ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b EcoBuild   (Sweden)

^c FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^d SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acetyl content; Acetylation; Brown rot fungus; Equilibrium moisture content; Heat treatment; Mechanism; Sugar analysis; Weight loss; Wood

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449338151     PISSN: 17480272     EISSN: 17480280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17480270903261339     Document Type: Article

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