Chromated Copper Arsenate Preservative Treatment of North American Hardwoods. Part 1. CCA Fixation Performance
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T. Stevanovic Janezic
Summary
We have examined chromated copper arsenate (CCA) wood preservative fixation at two selected temperatures in seven common North American hardwood species: red maple (Acer rubrum L.), white birch (Betula papyrifera Marsh.), yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera L.), trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.), red oak (Quercus rubra L.), basswood (Tilia americana L.) and American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.). The softwood red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) was included for comparison. CCA component fixation was monitored by the expressate method at both 21°C and 50°C under non-drying conditions. Hexavalent chromium (CrVI) and total Cr, Cu and As contents of the expressate were determined at different times during fixation. Based on CCA fixation results it was possible to divide the examined hardwoods into a fast fixing group (beech, red oak and red maple), intermediate group (white birch and red pine) and slow fixing group (aspen, yellow poplar and basswood). The variable fixation rates for the different species could not be directly related to different anatomical and chemical attributes of the studied hardwoods, although there was an apparent relationship with density with more dense species fixing faster than low density species. However, the species differences appeared to be mainly influenced by types and amounts of extractives in the woods. In red maple, extraction resulted in a slowing of the fixation rate, while the opposite effect was seen in red oak.
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- Species Index
- Author Index
- Contents
- Subject Index
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- Role of a Labile Terpene Compound in the Assessment of the Age of a Fossil Wood from Siena (Tuscany, Italy)
- Neolignan Skeletons and Benzodioxanes Through Chiral Aryl Alkyl Ether Formation
- Use of β-13 C labelled Coniferyl Alcohol to Detect "End-Wise" Polymerization in the Formation of DHPs
- Bleachability of Alkaline Pulps. Part 1. The Importance of β-Aryl Ether Linkages in Lignin
- Solid State NMR Studies on Cellulose Crystallinity in Fines and Bulk Fibres Separated from Refined Kraft Pulp
- Pulping of Whole Jute Plant (Corchorus capsularies) by Soda-Amine Liquor
- Pattern of Alkali Impregnation of Poplar Wood at Moderate Conditions
- Structure and Reactivity of Lignins and Associated Phenolic Acids in Wheat Straw TMP and CTMP Pulps
- Thermal Reactions of N-Methyl-morpholine-N-oxide (NMMO): A General Method for Separation and Quantification of N-Methyl-morpholine-N-oxide and its Main Degradation Products N-Methylmorpholine and Morpholine by Capillary Electrophoresis (CE)
- The Kismet of Residual During LMS Delignification of High-Kappa Kraft Pulps
- Variations in Transverse Fibre Wall Properties: Relations Between Elastic Properties and Structure
- Application of the GAB Sorption Isotherm Model to Klinki Pine (Araucaria klinkii Lauterb.)
- Strain Changes on the Inner Bark Surface of an Inclined Coniferous Sapling Producing Compression Wood
- Effects of Chemical Modification Reagents on Acoustic Properties of Wood
- J.L. McCarthy In Memoriam
- Acknowledgement
Articles in the same Issue
- Species Index
- Author Index
- Contents
- Subject Index
- Yeast and Bacteria as Biological Control Agents Against Fungal Discolouration of Pinus sylvestris Blocks in Laboratory-Based Tests and the Role of Antifungal Volatiles
- Copper Accumulation in the Digestive Caecae of Limnoria quadripunctata Holthius (Isopoda: Crustacea) Tunnelling CCA-Treated Wood in Laboratory Cultures
- Chromated Copper Arsenate Preservative Treatment of North American Hardwoods. Part 1. CCA Fixation Performance
- Medium Density Fibreboard Manufactured from Blends of White Cypress Pine and Non-Durable Wood Species Shows Increased Resistance to Attack by the Subterranean Termite C. lacteus
- Role of a Labile Terpene Compound in the Assessment of the Age of a Fossil Wood from Siena (Tuscany, Italy)
- Neolignan Skeletons and Benzodioxanes Through Chiral Aryl Alkyl Ether Formation
- Use of β-13 C labelled Coniferyl Alcohol to Detect "End-Wise" Polymerization in the Formation of DHPs
- Bleachability of Alkaline Pulps. Part 1. The Importance of β-Aryl Ether Linkages in Lignin
- Solid State NMR Studies on Cellulose Crystallinity in Fines and Bulk Fibres Separated from Refined Kraft Pulp
- Pulping of Whole Jute Plant (Corchorus capsularies) by Soda-Amine Liquor
- Pattern of Alkali Impregnation of Poplar Wood at Moderate Conditions
- Structure and Reactivity of Lignins and Associated Phenolic Acids in Wheat Straw TMP and CTMP Pulps
- Thermal Reactions of N-Methyl-morpholine-N-oxide (NMMO): A General Method for Separation and Quantification of N-Methyl-morpholine-N-oxide and its Main Degradation Products N-Methylmorpholine and Morpholine by Capillary Electrophoresis (CE)
- The Kismet of Residual During LMS Delignification of High-Kappa Kraft Pulps
- Variations in Transverse Fibre Wall Properties: Relations Between Elastic Properties and Structure
- Application of the GAB Sorption Isotherm Model to Klinki Pine (Araucaria klinkii Lauterb.)
- Strain Changes on the Inner Bark Surface of an Inclined Coniferous Sapling Producing Compression Wood
- Effects of Chemical Modification Reagents on Acoustic Properties of Wood
- J.L. McCarthy In Memoriam
- Acknowledgement
