Loss of tensile strength in cellulose tissue on the surface of spruce (Picea abies) caused by natural photodegradation and delignification

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1118-1125

  Volkmer, T ^a   Arietano, L ^b   Plummer, C ^b   Strautmann, J ^a   Noel M ^a  

^a BERN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cellulose fiber; Photodegradation; Tensile strength; Wood

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR STRUCTURE; CELLULOSE FIBER; DEGRADATION BEHAVIOURS; DEGRADATION PATTERNS; DEGRADATION PROCESS; LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION; MICRO TENSILE TESTS; TIME-DEPENDENT LOSS;

CELLULOSE; DELIGNIFICATION; LIGNIN; PHOTODEGRADATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACES; TESTING; TEXTILE FIBERS; TISSUE; WOOD;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

CELLULOSE FIBERS; DELIGNIFICATION; FIBER STRUCTURE; LIGNINS; PHOTOLYSIS; PLANTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TEXTILE FIBERS; WOOD;

EID: 84876892400     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2013.03.019     Document Type: Article

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