Properties of Mexican bloodwood (Haematoxylum campechianum L.). Part 2: moisture performance and biological durability
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Christian Brischke
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Lukas Emmerich
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Tim Koddenberg
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Annika E. B. Kick
Abstract
Haematoxylum campechianum is most prevalently used as dyewood; its use for furniture, flooring, or fencing is only of regional importance, which might be due to lacking data about its technological properties. Therefore, small specimens were cut from H. campechianum stems from plantations in the lowlands of the Usumacinta delta in Mexico. The latter were subjected to laboratory decay and moisture studies. Water vapour sorption, liquid water uptake, and swelling of H. campechianum appeared much lower in comparison with most European grown wood species and similar to tropical hardwoods such as Tectona grandis. After removal of water-soluble ingredients, water vapour sorption of H. campechianum specimens further decreased, which assigned such ingredients a somewhat hydrophilic character. Mean mass losses (ML) due to decay by white, brown, and soft rot fungi in laboratory tests were <5%. On the basis of a dose-response model, wetting ability factors and ML values from decay tests predicted an outdoor performance similar to T. grandis and Intsia bijuga. Based on this preliminary property profile, H. campechianum can be recommended for both outdoor (e.g. fencing, outdoor decking, railing) and indoor applications (e.g. flooring, manufacturing of furniture, wall and ceiling panels, decoration artwork).
Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge the Asociacion Forestal Palizada A.C., Mexico, for providing test samples. Juan Carlos García is acknowledged for support with transport, logistics, and detailed background information. Philip Van Niekerk is acknowledged for data processing and modelling the annual exposure dosage used for service life prediction.
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Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
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Research funding: None declared.
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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- Frontmatter
- Review
- Methods of chemical analysis applied to the wood fire investigation: a review
- Original Articles
- Specific gravity of slash, longleaf, and loblolly pine growth rings formed in mature trees during periods of drought
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- Properties of Mexican bloodwood (Haematoxylum campechianum L.). Part 2: moisture performance and biological durability
- Inheritance of wood color, decay resistance, and polyphenol content of heartwood in full-sib families of Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carr.)
- Effect of photodegradation on fungal colonization on wood during initial stage of brown-rot decay
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