Impact of organosilicon treatments on the wood-water relationship of solid wood

Holzforschung

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 463-468

  De Vetter, Liesbeth ^a   Van Den Bulcke, Jan ^a   Van Acker, Joris ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anti swelling efficiency; Contact angles; Organosilicons; Water repellence

Indexed keywords

ANTI-SWELLING; ANTI-SWELLING EFFICIENCY; INFLUENCE OF WATER; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MOISTURE UPTAKE; ORGANOSILICONES; ORGANOSILICONS; OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TEST; POLYSILOXANE FILMS; PRIMARY FACTORS; PROTECTING AGENT; SCOTS PINE; SOLID WOODS; TOTAL UPTAKE; WATER REPELLENCE; WATER REPELLENTS; WATER-REPELLENT PROPERTIES; WOOD SUBSTRATES;

CONTACT ANGLE; MOISTURE; SILANES; SILICONES; WATERPROOFING; WOOD;

WATER TREATMENT;

CONTACT ANGLE; MOISTURE; POLYSILICONES; SILANES; WATER PROOFING; WATER REPELLENCE; WATER TREATMENT; WOOD;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 77953210967     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2010.069     Document Type: Article

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