Photodegradation and weathering effects on timber surface moisture profiles as studied using dynamic vapour sorption

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2659-2662

  Sharratt, Victoria ^a   Hill, Callum A S ^a   Zaihan, Jalaludin ^a   Kint, Darwin P R ^b  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AKZONOBEL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic vapour sorption; Photodegradation; Pinus sylvestris; Sorption isotherms; Weathering; Wood surfaces

Indexed keywords

EARLYWOOD; EQUILIBRIUM ISOTHERMS; LATEWOOD; MOISTURE SORPTION; OUTDOOR EXPOSURE; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; SCOTS PINE; SORPTION ISOTHERMS; SORPTION KINETICS; SURFACE LAYERS; TIMBER SURFACES; WEATHERING EFFECTS; WOOD SURFACES;

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; FORESTRY; MOISTURE; SOIL MECHANICS; TIMBER; WEATHERING;

SORPTION;

FORESTRY; FORESTS; ISOTHERMS; MOISTURE; PHOTOLYSIS; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; SORPTION; SURFACES; WEATHERING; WOOD;

EID: 78649446131     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.07.011     Document Type: Article

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