scholarly journals Effects of Thermomechanical Densification and Heat Treatment on Density and Brinell Hardness of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and Eastern Beech (Fagus orientalis L.)

BioResources ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hüseyin Pelit ◽  
Abdullah Sönmez ◽  
Mehmet Budakçı
Author(s):  
Hüseyin Sivrikaya ◽  
Reza Hosseinpourpia ◽  
Sheikh Ali Ahmed ◽  
Stergios Adamopoulos

BioResources ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 9531-9543
Author(s):  
Ekrem Durmaz ◽  
Tutku Ucuncu ◽  
Mehmet Karamanoglu ◽  
Alperen Kaymakci

Heat treatment of wood materials is generally performed to improve the physical, mechanical, chemical, surface, thermal, and crystallinity characteristics. In this way, the usage areas of wood material in different purposes can be expanded by means of heat treatment. The goal of this study was to determine the physical, mechanical, chemical, crystallinity, and surface properties of heat-treated Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) wood. The test samples were heat-treated at 120 °C, 150 °C, 180 °C, and 210 °C for 4 and 6 h in a laboratory-scale oven. The shrinking and swelling chracteristics of wood was decreased as a function of heat treatment processes. Bending strength, compression strength, and modulus of elasticity decreased. In addition, lignin ratios and crystallinity index increased as temperature and duration of the treatment were increased. Consequently, heat-treated wood materials can be used in various areas by developing some of their properties.


BioResources ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 2708-2720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmet Can

Heat treatment is an environmentally friendly and efficient way to improve the properties of wood species. These treatments alter the substrates and can influence the surface properties of the varnish coatings. This paper investigated the effects of heat treatment on the physical properties of open and close systems Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and poplar (Populus euramericana) wood, coated with water-based, polyurethane-based, and oil/wax-based varnishes. Heat treatment was applied at the temperatures of 190, 212 °C for pine and 180, 200 °C for poplar, respectively. Color, gloss, and roughness tests were carried out for each of the coatings. Higher mass loss occurred in pine samples with heat treatment as compared to vacuum-heat treatment. Gloss decreased in OIL+WAX treatment and color change increased after the heat treatment, but these results were inhibited with vacuum-heat treatment. Maximum roughness was obtained in PUR varnishes and minimum roughness in OIL + WAX samples. The low roughness values provide some advantages in application.


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