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Moisture content (MC) and multinuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study of water absorption effect on wood treated with aminofunctional silane

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine susceptibility of aminoethyl aminopropyl trimethoxysilane (AEAPTMOS)-treated wood to absorption of liquid water. Absorbability was analysed by measuring absolute moisture content of wood and by MRI. These analyses were based on the results of previous studies on resistance against decay fungi in case of wood treated with the same chemical compound. In their previous studies the authors found that AEAPTMOS exhibits enhanced hydrophobic properties and thus increased resistance to the action of specific abiotic and biotic factors. The advantageous fungicidal properties of wood treatment systems indicate that AEAPTMOS may be considered as an environmentally friendly solution, being an alternative to conventional biocidal agents. Results indicate that this method may be used in laboratory analyses assessing the relative amount of water uptake through the wood surface.

Source: European Journal of Wood and Wood Products

DOI: 10.1007/s00107-013-0768-2

Authors: Bartłomiej Mazela, Joanna Kowalczuk, Izabela Ratajczak, Kinga Szentner

Institutions: Poznań University of Life Sciences, Institute of Molecular Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Wood Treatment and Properties

Subfield: Building and Construction

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,590

Funder: Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju