Catalytic acetylation of pinus radiata (D. Don) with limited supply of acetic anhydride using conventional and microwave heating

Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Sethy, Anil Kumar ^a   Vinden, Peter ^a   Torgovnikov, Grigori ^a   Militz, Holger ^b   Mai, Carsten ^b   Kloeser, Lars ^b   Przewloka, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetylation; catalyst; microwave; radiata pine; weight percent gain (WPG)

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ANHYDRIDES; ADVERSE EFFECT; ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTIONS; CATALYTIC CONDITIONS; DEGREE OF ACETYLATION; DEGREE OF MODIFICATION; DIFFERENT SOLVENTS; EFFECT OF CATALYST; FT-IR-ATR; PINUS RADIATA; POTASSIUM ACETATE; RADIATA PINE; RATE OF REACTION; REACTION TEMPERATURE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT PERCENT; WEIGHT PERCENT GAIN (WPG);

CATALYSTS; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; FORESTRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HEATING; METHANOL; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POTASSIUM; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACETYLATION;

ACETYLATION; CATALYSTS; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; FORESTRY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HEATING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; METHANOL; MICROWAVES; PINUS RADIATA; POTASSIUM; REACTION KINETICS; SOLVENTS;

EID: 80053076849     PISSN: 02773813     EISSN: 15322319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02773813.2011.573121     Document Type: Article

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