The study of the impact of in situ polymerisation with styrene or acrylates on water absorbability and swelling of thermomechanically densified poplar wood

2019 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 140-147
Author(s):  
ANDRZEJ RADOMSKI ◽  
MARTA GNACIŃSKA

The study of the impact of in situ polymerisation with styrene or acrylates on water absorbability and swelling of thermomechanically densified poplar wood. Black poplar samples, which were previously subjected to thermomechanical densification, were tested for an improvement on the field of water resistance. Series of samples were additionally thermally treated in a nitrogen atmosphere, and then series of densified only or densified and thermally treated samples were treated with monomer mixtures, containing styrene or acrylates, and co-monomers reactive toward cell wall of wood, followed by thermally induced radical polymerisation. All samples were tested by prolonged soaking in water, while volume swelling and absorbability were determined. Densified wood proved to be suitable for modification by in situ polymerisation. Thermally treated densified wood was found to be significantly more compatible with polymers used, as a decrease in its swelling was observed as dominant effect, while absorbability changes were less clear.

2020 ◽  
Vol 112 ◽  
pp. 11-21
Author(s):  
Tomasz Gliszczyński ◽  
Andrzej Antczak

The study of selected properties of black poplar wood (Populus nigra L.) subjected to furfurylation and polymerization in lumen. The aim of this work was studying black poplar wood (Populus nigra L.) selected properties modified with furfuryl alcohol and styrene. Maleic anhydride and glicydyl methacrylate were used as cross-linking agents. For modified wood samples the index of WPG, density, hardness, water absorbability, colour change and volume swelling were tested. Each test results were compared with values for unmodified black poplar wood. During furfurylation process density of poplar wood samples increased up to 1.3 times. Addition of maleic anhydride to furfurylation process caused increase of WPG index about 5-6 % and at the same time slightly decrease of wood Brinell hardness. Water absorbability and volume swelling of furfurylated poplar wood after 10080 min (168 h) of soaking in water were reduced more than 50% relative to unmodified wood. Polymerization in lumen with using styrene caused increase of density up to 2 times, increase of Brinell hardness up to 1.5 times, while WPG index was in the range from 50.8 to 116.6%. For polymerization in lumen process, water absorbability and volume swelling after 10080 min (168 h) of soaking in water were reduced more than half as well. Furfurylation caused intensive wood darkening when polymerization in lumen changed wood colour slightly. Addition of maleic anhydride to furfuryl alcohol caused an even greater darkening of the wood. The studies proved, that chemical modification significantly improved selected properties of poplar wood.


2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 717-740 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Hulin ◽  
F. Gheusi ◽  
M. Lothon ◽  
V. Pont ◽  
F. Lohou ◽  
...  

AbstractThe atmospheric composition measured at the Pic du Midi high-altitude observatory (2875 m MSL) in the French Pyrenees is frequently affected by upward transport of boundary layer air during anabatic circulations at different scales. The Pyrenean Platform for Observation of the Atmosphere (P2OA) includes two observatories located 28 km apart: at the Pic du Midi and at a low-altitude site (580 m MSL) located in the plain north of the mountain chain. From a 10-yr-long data series collected at P2OA, three different methods are used to detect thermally induced circulations. The methods are based on observations collected independently at three key locations in the plain–mountain circulation cell: within the altitude return flow above the plain, close to the surface in the plain, and at the mountaintop. The main aims are 1) to present and compare the three detection methods and 2) to evaluate the impact of thermally driven circulations on in situ air composition measurements at the Pic du Midi. The first method uses radar wind measurements at 3000 and 5000 m above the plain to detect the return flow of the plain–mountain circulation. The second, which is based on surface wind data from the plain site, reveals days during which surface thermally induced winds occur locally. The third method, which is based on surface data at the mountaintop, focuses on diurnal moisture cycles to rank days with decreasing anabatic influence. We then compare the three independent detection methods, discuss possible connections among thermal circulations at different scales and locations, and present an evaluation of their impact on in situ atmospheric composition measurements at Pic du Midi.


2020 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
Emil Żmuda ◽  
Andrzej Radomski

Swelling and water resistance of black poplar wood (Populus nigra L.) modified by polymerisation in lumen with styrene. Polymerisation in lumen of black poplar (Populus nigra L.) was performed to improve wood properties related to interaction with water. Wood samples were modified with styrene or a mixture of styrene and maleic anhydride, using benzoyl peroxide as initiator. Polymerisation was conducted in closed vessels at a temperature up to 120 °C. Volume swelling and water absorbability of modified wood samples were measured. A significant decrease in the rate of water absorption was found, especially at the initial stage of soaking, resulting in 50 % decrease in volume swelling and 85 % decrease in water absorption.


2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Percy L. Donaghay ◽  
Jan Rines ◽  
James Sullivan
Keyword(s):  

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1885
Author(s):  
Xinyu Wu ◽  
Feng Yang ◽  
Jian Gan ◽  
Zhangqian Kong ◽  
Yan Wu

The silver particles were grown in situ on the surface of wood by the silver mirror method and modified with stearic acid to acquire a surface with superhydrophobic and antibacterial properties. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray energy spectroscopy (XPS) were used to analyze the reaction mechanism of the modification process. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and contact angle tests were used to characterize the wettability and surface morphology. A coating with a micro rough structure was successfully constructed by the modification of stearic acid, which imparted superhydrophobicity and antibacterial activity to poplar wood. The stability tests were performed to discuss the stability of its hydrophobic performance. The results showed that it has good mechanical properties, acid and alkali resistance, and UV stability. The durability tests demonstrated that the coating has the function of water resistance and fouling resistance and can maintain the stability of its hydrophobic properties under different temperatures of heat treatment.


Materialia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 100993
Author(s):  
N. Armstrong ◽  
P.A. Lynch ◽  
P. Cizek ◽  
S.R. Kada ◽  
S. Slater ◽  
...  

Marine Drugs ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 371
Author(s):  
Phuong-Y Mai ◽  
Géraldine Le Goff ◽  
Erwan Poupon ◽  
Philippe Lopes ◽  
Xavier Moppert ◽  
...  

Solid-phase extraction embedded dialysis (SPEED technology) is an innovative procedure developed to physically separate in-situ, during the cultivation, the mycelium of filament forming microorganisms, such as actinomycetes and fungi, and the XAD-16 resin used to trap the secreted specialized metabolites. SPEED consists of an external nylon cloth and an internal dialysis tube containing the XAD resin. The dialysis barrier selects the molecular weight of the trapped compounds, and prevents the aggregation of biomass or macromolecules on the XAD beads. The external nylon promotes the formation of a microbial biofilm, making SPEED a biofilm supported cultivation process. SPEED technology was applied to the marine Streptomyces albidoflavus 19-S21, isolated from a core of a submerged Kopara sampled at 20 m from the border of a saltwater pond. The chemical space of this strain was investigated effectively using a dereplication strategy based on molecular networking and in-depth chemical analysis. The results highlight the impact of culture support on the molecular profile of Streptomyces albidoflavus 19-S21 secondary metabolites.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panos Bexis ◽  
Craig Bell ◽  
Maria Chiara Arno ◽  
Anthony Thomas ◽  
Andrew P Dove
Keyword(s):  

Hyperbranched, biodegradable PCL-based polymers are obtained through a random but invasive migration of an in-situ generated carbene end group which is unmasked via the thermolysis of its precursor diazirine moiety....


2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 204-215
Author(s):  
Hongkai Zhao ◽  
Dengchao Zhang ◽  
Yingshuang Li

AbstractIn this work, we modified nylon 6 with liquid rubber by in-situ polymerization. The infrared analysis suggested that HDI urea diketone is successfully blocked by caprolactam after grafting on hydroxyl of HTPB, and the rubber-modified nylon copolymer is generated by the anionic polymerization. The impact section analysis indicated the rubber-modified nylon 6 resin exhibited an alpha crystal form.With an increase in the rubber content, nylon 6 was more likely to generate stable α crystal. Avrami equation was a good description of the non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of nylon-6 and rubber-modified nylon-6 resin. Moreover, it is found that the initial crystallization temperature of nylon-6 chain segment decreased due to the flexible rubber chain segment. n value of rubber-modified nylon-6 indicated that its growth was the coexistence of two-dimensional discoid and three-dimensional spherulite growth. Finally, the addition of the rubber accelerated the crystallization rate of nylon 6.


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