EFFECT OF THERMAL TREATMENT ON THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF BIRCH AND ASPEN
The high temperature treatment of wood is one of the alternatives to chemical treatment. During this process, the wood is heated to higher temperatures than those of conventional drying. The wood structure changes due to decomposition of hemicelluloses, ramification of lignin, and crystallization of...
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North Carolina State University
2008-05-01
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Online Access: | http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/viewFile/BioRes_03_2_Kocaefe_PB_ThermalTreatment_Birch_Aspen/199 |