Structural changes in wood under artificial UV light irradiation determined by FTIR spectroscopy and color measurements-a brief review

BioResources

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1478-1507

  Teacǎ, Carmen Alice ^a   Roşu, Dan ^a   Bodîrlǎu, Ruxanda ^a   Roşu, Liliana ^a  

^a PETRU PONI INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Chemical modification; Coating; Color changes; FT IR spectroscopy; UV irradiation; Wood

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STABILITY; COATINGS; COLOR; COLORIMETRY; DEGRADATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; SOYBEAN OIL; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; WETTING; WOOD CHEMICALS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL DEGRADATION; COLOR CHANGES; EPOXIDIZED SOYBEAN OIL; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; POLYCHROMATIC LIGHTS; UV IRRADIATION; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

WOOD;

CHEMICAL TREATMENT; COATINGS; COLORIMETRY; DEGRADATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; WOOD;

EID: 84876119808     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15376/biores.8.1.1478-1507     Document Type: Review

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