Pine wood modification by heat treatment in air

Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) wood has low dimensional stability and durability. Heat treatment was made in an oven using hot air during 2 to 24 h and at 170-200 ºC. A comparison was made against steam heat treatment. The equilibrium moisture content and the dimensional stability (ASE) in radial an...

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Main Author: Esteves, Bruno (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/1079
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ipv.pt:10400.19/1079