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Influence of Moisture Sorption on Swelling of Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) Wood

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Published/Copyright: June 1, 2005
Holzforschung
From the journal Volume 55 Issue 6

Summary

Samples of mahogany wood (Swietenia macrophylla King) from Peru were used for moisture sorption tests associated with swelling tests at 25°C. Seven adsorption and five desorption moisture conditions were investigated to study the differences in swelling between adsorption and desorption curves at a given equilibrium moisture content. The results demonstrated that dimensional changes in the tangential direction and in volume were greater for desorption than for adsorption. The presence of these second order effects of moisture sorption in mahogany wood were not detected in the radial direction. Finally, the tangential/radial swelling ratio of this wood was lower in both states of sorption, and was lower in adsorption than in the desorption state.

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Published Online: 2005-06-01
Published in Print: 2001-11-06

Copyright © 2001 by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG

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https://doi.org/10.1515/HF.2001.096

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Application of Scanning UV Microspectrophotometry to Localise Lignins and Phenolic Extractives in Plant Cell Walls
  2. Fungicidal Activity of 3'-Substituted-3-Stilbenols
  3. Characterisation of a Soft Rot-Like Decay Pattern Caused by Coniophora puteana (Schum.) Karst. in Sapelli Wood (Entandrophragma cylindricum Sprague)
  4. Transformation of Chlorophenols by White-Rot Fungi and their Laccase
  5. Fixation of Amine Copper Preservatives. Part 1. Reaction of Vanillin, a Lignin Model Compound with Monoethanolamine Copper Sulphate Solution
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