Thermal treatment of wood using vegetable oils: A review

SH Lee, Z Ashaari, WC Lum, JA Halip, AF Ang… - … and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Wood is an ideal building material as it is renewable and green. However, low dimensional
stability and durability might restrict its usage in structural application. Therefore …

Effects of heat treatment on color, dimensional stability, hygroscopicity and chemical structure of Afrormosia and Newtonia wood: A comparative study of air and palm …

LFB Bessala, J Gao, Z He, Z Wang, S Yi - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, China is increasingly dependent on imported wood. Afrormosia and
Newtonia are some of the imported species with good utilization potential. However, both of …

[PDF][PDF] Influence of Densification on Mechanical Properties of Thermally Pretreated Spruce and Poplar Wood.

H Pelit, R Yorulmaz - BioResources, 2019 - bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu
The effects of mechanical densification on density, Brinell hardness, bending strength
(MOR), modulus of elasticity (MOE), and compression strength (CS) of thermally pretreated …

Investigating the effects of drying on the physical properties of Kombucha Bacterial Cellulose: Kinetic study and modeling approach

B Dey, S Jayaraman, P Balasubramanian - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Kombucha bacterial cellulose (KBC), obtained as a by-product of tea fermentation, has
potential applications in diverse fields. The high water content and presence of post …

The effect of different wood varnishes on surface color properties of heat treated wood materials

H Pelit - Journal of the Faculty of Forestry Istanbul University, 2017 - dergipark.org.tr
This study investigates the effects of different wood varnishes on the surface color properties
of heat treated wood. Samples prepared from Oriental beech (Fagus orientalis L.) and Scots …

Chemical, physico-mechanical properties and biological durability of rubberwood particleboards after post heat-treatment in palm oil

SH Lee, Z Ashaari, WC Lum, AF Ang, J Abdul Halip… - Holzforschung, 2018 - degruyter.com
The chemical properties, dimensional stability, mechanical strength and termite resistance of
urea formaldehyde (UF) bond rubberwood (RW) particleboard (PB) were assessed after a …

Surface characteristics of scots pine wood heated at high temperatures after weathering

M Küçüktüvek, E Baysal, T Türkoğlu, H Peker… - 2017 - openaccess.artvin.edu.tr
This study was conducted to investigate some surface properties of wood specimens of heat
treated Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) after weathering such as surface hardness, surface …

Some properties of densified eastern redcedar as function of heat and pressure

O Ulker, S Hiziroglu - Materials, 2017 - mdpi.com
The objective of this study was to evaluate some of the properties of densified eastern
redcedar as function of temperature and pressure. Surface quality, adhesive bondline shear …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of thermal pretreatments on dimensional change and humidity sensitivity of densified spruce and poplar wood

H Pelit, R Yorulmaz - Maderas. Ciencia y tecnología, 2024 - SciELO Chile
Densification modification is an effective method to improve many properties of wood.
However, densified wood is sensitive to humidity and is not dimensionally stable. The effect …

Adhesion strength and pendulum hardness of some coatings in wood heat-treated by different methods

H Pelit, E Koc, N Cakicier - BioResources, 2023 - search.proquest.com
Beech (Fagus sylvaticaL.) and pine (Pinus sylvestrisL.) wood specimens were heat-treated
separately at three different temperatures (170 C, 190 C, and 210 C) with steam treatment …