Mass loss kinetics of thermally modified wood species as a time-temperature function

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-020-01634-6" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-020-01634-6</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00107-020-01634-6" target="_blank" >10.1007/s00107-020-01634-6</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Mass loss kinetics of thermally modified wood species as a time-temperature function

Original language description

The mass loss kinetics of thermally modified wood species was analyzed as a time-temperature function. European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), English oak (Quercus robur L.), Norwegian spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) wood specimens of dimensions 20 x 20 x 10 mm3 were thermally modified at 140 oC, 160 oC, 180 oC, 200 oC and 220 oC for 1-6 h using atmospheric pressure and superheated steam environment. The process intensity was determined by mass loss (ML), based on oven-dry mass before and after the thermal modification. Furthermore, the equilibrium moisture content (EMC) was determined before and after thermal modification to analyze the effect of mass loss on the sorption properties. Measured mass loss data were compared with the three-dimensional analytical function and its applicability to mass loss prediction was verified. For the studied wood species, the ML was found to be less than 1-1.5% when temperature of 140 oC and 160 oC was applied. Differences between studied species were more significant at temperatures higher than 160 oC. With the highest tested temperature (220 oC), mass loss reached 13.5% (beech), 18.8% (oak), 6.7% (spruce) and 13.5% (pine). According to the results, hardwoods have been shown to be more sensitive to the thermal degradation than softwoods as demonstrated by the higher mass loss recorded for the same modification time and temperature. The three-dimensional analytical function was confirmed as valid for all the species studied (R2 = 0.89-0.99) and relevant for the mass loss prediction using fitted parameters. The EMC was reduced after thermal modification within the range of 4-48%, 0.4-47%, 1-32% and 0.7-40% for beech, oak, spruce and pine, respectively. Further, the EMC correlates exponentially (R2 = 0.91-0.95) with the decrease in the specimens&apos; mass depending on the wood species used and modification temperature applied. However, the EMC seems to be almost stabilized beyond a limit value of approximately 10-12% of mass loss. The results provide a better insight into the mass loss and EMC kinetics of thermally modified wood species and can be used as a tool for prediction of mass loss values and required material properties (EMC) for designed wooden products.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20502 - Paper and wood

Project

<a href="/en/project/GJ19-25171Y" target="_blank" >GJ19-25171Y: Multi-scale Hygro-thermo-mechanical Behavior of Modified Wood-based Materials</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

European Journal of Wood and Wood Products

ISSN

0018-3768

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

79

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

547-555

UT code for WoS article

000604492600005

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85098638116