Appearance, corrosion properties, and leach resistance of spruce and pine wood treated with Mea modified micronized copper preservative (MCu)

Canadian refractory wood species treated with micronized copper (MCu) wood preservative become mottled and streaky in appearance. To overcome this issue, the MCu system was modified by adding small amounts of monoethanolamine (Mea). The modified systems were evaluated to clarify the role of Mea in terms of leaching, corrosion, and mold resistance of MCu systems. The mottled and streaky surface on treated spruce was prevented at Mea/Cu molar ratios between 0.7 and 1.5. Copper leaching remained modest and was only slightly higher than that of MCu alone up to a Mea/Cu molar ratio of 1.2. However, adding even a small amount of Mea to the MCu formulation increased fastener corrosion compared with MCu. Protonated Mea increased as more Mea was added and was identified as the main corrosion-causing electrolyte in the system.

The Air-Kiln Drying Technology Research on Australian Eucalyptus regnans Board

This paper researched on Australian Eucalyptus regnans drying properties by 100°C Test Method, also researched 25mm-thick boards dried by air-kiln drying schedule. The result indicated that the species belongs to refractory wood when drying, with checks and collapse defects that develop easily. In order to improve the drying quality, we adopted the method of first air-drying the moisture content (MC) to four different ranges and then kiln-drying. The two phrase air-kiln drying schedule concluded that the drying cycle of 25mm-thick Eucalyptus regnans board from 76.34% to 13.11% MC was 33.5 days, and the drying quality of visible defect met the requirement for the first level of the Chinese national standards.