Compressive-torsion DMA of yellow-poplar wood in organic media
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Sudip Chowdhury
Abstract
This work continues the introduction of the dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) of wood in a novel stress mode, compressive-torsion. The glass/rubber transition in yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) wood was measured under saturation in four organic solvents: N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP), ethylene glycol, and glycerol. Systematic measurement of the linear viscoelastic response (LVR) revealed a complex relationship of LVR with grain orientation, temperature and solvent. This indicates that special care is required when analysis within the LVR is critical. Glass transition temperatures (Tgs) of swollen wood showed an inverse relationship with solvent induced volumetric swelling. DMF and NMP both caused volumetric swelling of ≥25%, and the corresponding Tgs were near 50°C. Ethylene glycol and glycerol caused volumetric swelling <25% and the corresponding Tgs were ≥100°C. Glycerol showed significantly higher solvolytic power than ethylene glycol. Glycerol plasticized wood underwent irreversible swelling when heated beyond the Tg, causing a reduction in the effective crosslink density and in the Tg. Consistent with the literature, the observed Tg grain dependency was highly varied. The weakest plasticizer, glycerol, produced a prominent Tg grain dependency, whereas grain dependency was variable in the stronger swelling agents. This study demonstrates the importance of researching lignocellulose rheology in a greater variety of organic liquids, to achieve new perspectives into the structure/property relationships of lignocellulose, and aspects of processing in organic media.
©2013 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin Boston
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Articles in the same Issue
- Masthead
- Masthead
- Original Articles
- Behavior of xylans from Eucalyptus species. Part 1. The influence of structural features of eucalyptus xylans on their retention in kraft pulp
- Behavior of xylans from the Eucalyptus species. Part 2. Characterization of 4-O-methylglucuronoxylans isolated from black liquors of kraft pulping of Eucalyptus grandis and E. urophylla
- Convenient preparation of a β-O-4-type lignin model trimer via KOH-catalyzed hydroxymethylation and a new protection method
- Topochemistry of heat-treated and N-methylol melamine-modified wood of koto (Pterygota macrocarpa K. Schum.) and limba (Terminalia superba Engl. et. Diels)
- Enzymatic bleaching of eucalyptus kraft pulp: effects on the prebleaching filtrate, pulp quality and paper properties
- Compressive-torsion DMA of yellow-poplar wood in organic media
- Physiomechanical properties of ultra-lightweight foam core particleboard: different core densities
- Fractal dimension analysis of void size in wood-strand composites based on X-ray computer tomography images
- Sorption isotherms of thermally modified wood
- Hot water extracted wood fiber for production of wood plastic composites (WPCs)
- Generic failure mechanisms in adhesive bonds
- Climate response of cell characteristics in tree rings of Picea crassifolia
- Performance of wood treated with prospective organic surface protectants upon outdoor exposure: FTIR spectroscopic analysis of weathered surfaces
- Short Notes
- Studying thermal conductivity of wood at cell wall level by scanning thermal microscopy (SThM)
- Beech wood shrinkage observed at the micro-scale by a time series of X-ray computed tomographs (μXCT)
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