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dc.contributor.authorHall, Wayne
dc.contributor.authorSeagar, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorPalmer, Stuart
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:44:28Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:44:28Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.issn0018-3830
dc.identifier.doi10.1515/hf.2011.127
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/42681
dc.description.abstractA novel two-step combined treatment of poplar wood was developed to improve its dimensional stability. Maleic anhydride (MAN) was first employed to swell and bond to the wood cell wall, and then mixed monomers of glycidyl methacrylate/methyl methacrylate (GMA/MMA) were grafted to the cell wall through the chemical reaction with MAN within the wood cell lumen. The results of scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray apparatus (SEM-EDX) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analyses indicate that MAN penetrated and chemically bonded to the cell wall causing 9% volume swelling, and the copolymer from GMA/MMA monomers was grafted onto the wood cell wall, resulting in the improved interfacial compatibility between the polymer and wood matrix. The dimensional stability of poplar wood modified by the combined two-step treatment was remarkably improved compared with that of untreated poplar wood. The combination treatment of wood employed in this study proved to be more effective for improving the dimensional stability than treatment with PEG-1000 aqueous solution with 30% concentration.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG
dc.publisher.placeGermany
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom231
dc.relation.ispartofpageto236
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalHolzforschung
dc.relation.ispartofvolume66
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchForestry sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchForestry product quality assessment
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3007
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode300708
dc.titleAutomatic Grain Texture Analysis Using Integral Transforms
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Engineering
gro.rights.copyright© 2011 Walter de Gruyter & Co. KG Publishers. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2015-04-10T00:52:20Z
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gro.griffith.authorHall, Wayne
gro.griffith.authorSeagar, Andrew


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