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Dimensional Stability and Equilibrium Moisture Content of Thermally Modified Hardwoods

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dc.contributor.authorMasoumi, Abasalien
dc.contributor.authorBond, Brian H.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-25T13:10:46Zen
dc.date.available2024-01-25T13:10:46Zen
dc.date.issued2024-01-04en
dc.description.abstractThe dimensional stability and equilibrium moisture content (EMC) of thermally modified hardwoods were studied. Lumber of yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera); red oak (Quercus borealis); white ash (Fraxinus americana), red maple (Acer rubrum); hickory (Carya glabra), and black cherry (Prunus serotina) were modified in industrial thermo-vacuum system. The water absorption rate, EMC, swelling, anti-swelling efficiency, shrinkage, anti-shrinkage efficiency, and anisotropy of the specimens were measured and compared to unmodified wood. The results show that thermal modification significantly decreased water absorption of wood which leads to improved dimensional stability. Specifically, thermally modified wood showed reduced EMC (22% in hickory to 59% in red maple), increased water absorption repellent (14.9% in black cherry to 29.6% in yellow-poplar), increased anti-swelling efficiency (14.2% in hickory to 71.4% in ash), increased anti-shrinkage efficiency (23.5% in red maple to 65.6% in ash), and reduced anisotropy coefficient (4.7% in red oak to 31.9% in black cherry).en
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dc.format.extentPages 1218-1228en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.15376/biores.19.1.1218-1228en
dc.identifier.eissn1930-2126en
dc.identifier.issn1930-2126en
dc.identifier.issue1en
dc.identifier.orcidBond, Brian [0000-0001-6712-8250]en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10919/117685en
dc.identifier.volume19en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherBioResourcesen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.titleDimensional Stability and Equilibrium Moisture Content of Thermally Modified Hardwoodsen
dc.title.serialBioResourcesen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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dc.type.otherJournal Articleen
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