Effects of Heat Post-Treatment on Dimensional Stability and Water Absorption Behaviours of Mechanically Densified Uludag Fir and Black Poplar Woods

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Pelit H., BUDAKÇI M., SÖNMEZ A.

BIORESOURCES, cilt.11, sa.2, ss.3215-3229, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.15376/biores.11.2.3215-3229
  • Dergi Adı: BIORESOURCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3215-3229
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Densification, Heat treatment, Wood material, Dimensional stability, Water absorption, EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE-CONTENT, PINUS-SYLVESTRIS L., THERMOMECHANICAL DENSIFICATION, COMPRESSIVE DEFORMATION, THERMAL MODIFICATION, PHYSICAL-PROPERTIES, SURFACE-ROUGHNESS, COLOR, TEMPERATURE, DURABILITY
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

One of the most persistent problems with mechanically densified wood is its inherent dimensional instability. The effects of heat post-treatment on the changes in spring-back (SB), compression ratio recovery (CRR), thickness swelling (TS), and water absorption (WA) of newly-tested Uludag fir (Abies bornmuelleriana Mattf.) and black poplar (Populus nigra L.) wood samples that had been thermo-mechanically densified were investigated. Samples were densified with compression ratios of 25% and 50% with temperatures of 100 and 140 degrees C, respectively. Then, the heat post-treatment was applied to the samples at 185 and 212 degrees C for 2 h. For the two newly-tested wood types, results of the preliminary study show that SB and TS were higher at a 50% compression ratio compared with 25%. Regarding densification temperature, TS was lower in samples densified at 140 degrees C, while SB was higher. WA values were lower in compressed samples (50%) at high rates. The effect of the densification temperature on WA was insignificant. Heat post-treatment had a considerable effect on the dimensional stability and hygroscopicity of the densified Uludag fir and black poplar samples. With an increase in heat treatment temperature, the dimensional stability increased, while the hygroscopicity of densified samples decreased. As a result of heat post-treatment applied at 212 degrees C, SB, CRR, TS, and WA decreased by 88%, 85%, 79%, and 53%, respectively.