Understanding decay resistance, dimensional stability and strength changes in heat-treated and acetylated wood

222 citations recorded by the source corpus.

How researchers see this paper

The researchers whose trusted networks rank it highest, strongest advocate first. Every researcher gets a different order.

Thermo-hydro and thermo-hydro-mechanical wood processing: An opportunity for future environmentally friendly wood products (2013, methodology): “Table I shows the results of a sugar analysis before and after treating aspen with high-pressure steam at 2208C for 8 minutes, presented by Rowell et al. (2009).”
Wood modification technologies - a review (2017, background): “…in modified wood, and it is harder for fungi to obtain the moisture required for decay; (ii) a physical blocking of the entrance of decay fungi from the micro pores of the cell walls; and/or (iii) inhibition of the action of specific enzymes (Hill 2006, 2009, Rowell et al. 2009, Rowell 2016).”
DURABILITY OF MASS TIMBER STRUCTURES: A REVIEW OF THE BIOLOGICAL RISKS (2018, background): “Chemically modified wood may have reduced swelling, improved biological resistance, and improved weathering performance, but this can come at the expense of bond strength and other mechanical properties (Rowell 1996; Rowell et al 2009; Ringman et al 2014; Zelinka et al 2016).”