Electron-beam-initiated polymerization of poly(ethylene glycol)-based wood impregnants

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3352-3362

  Trey, Stacy M ^a,b   Netrval, Julia ^b   Berglund, Lars ^b   Johansson, Mats ^b  

^a SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

dimensional stability; electron beam; impregnation; moisture; polymerization; wood

Indexed keywords

ACRYLATE POLYMERS; BRINELL HARDNESS; CELL WALLS; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; CURE SHRINKAGE; DIACRYLATES; DIMETHACRYLATES; METHYL METHACRYLATES; SCOTS PINE; VACUUM PRESSURE; VINYL POLYMER; WATER SOLUBLE MONOMERS; WEIGHT PERCENT GAIN CALCULATIONS; WOOD BLOCKS; WOOD SAMPLES; WOOD STRUCTURE;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; CURING; ELECTRON BEAMS; ESTERS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; HARDNESS; IMPREGNATION; LEACHING; MOISTURE; OLIGOMERS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS); WOOD; WOODEN BUILDINGS;

DIMENSIONAL STABILITY;

ACRYLIC COMPOUNDS; CURING; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; ELECTRON BEAMS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HARDNESS; IMPREGNATION; MOISTURE; MONOMERS; OLIGOMERS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL; POLYETHYLENE OXIDE; POLYMERIZATION; WOOD;

EID: 79151486496     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am100778q     Document Type: Article

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