Influence of Heat Treatment on the Water Uptake Behavior of Wood

Dimensional stability is an important property of wood that is strongly influenced by its water uptake behavior. Heat treatment is one method to improve wood dimensional stability. This study investigated the effects of heat treatment on the water uptake behavior of wood using a wicking test. The th...

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Main Authors: Yang Zhang, Deliang Xu, Libo Ma, Siqun Wang, Xiang Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2017-01-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_12_1_1697_Zhang_Heat_Treatment_Water_Uptake_Behavior