Properties of acetylated wood prepared at low temperature in the presence of catalysts

Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 241-250

  Li, Jian Zhang ^a   Furuno, Takeshi ^b   Zhou, Wen Rui ^a   Ren, Qian ^a   Han, Xiu Zhi ^c   Zhao, Jin Ping ^c  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Beijing Municipal Road and Bridge Building Material Group Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Catalyst; Color change; Mechanical property; Wood acetylation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATED WOOD; COLOR CHANGE; COLOR CHANGES; HIGH DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; LOW TEMPERATURES; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDES; SODIUM ACETATE; WEIGHT PERCENT; ZINC CHLORIDE;

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLOR; COLORIMETRY; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; MAGNESIUM; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SODIUM; WOOD; ZINC;

ACETYLATION;

ACETYLATION; CATALYSTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLOR; COLORIMETRY; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; MAGNESIUM; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SODIUM; WOOD; ZINC;

EID: 70749116905     PISSN: 02773813     EISSN: 15322319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02773810903009499     Document Type: Article

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