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Determination of the combined effect of chemical modification and compression of agatis wood on the dimension stability, termite resistance, and morphological structure


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H. P. Shawkataly, Abdul Khalil and Rudi Dungani, and Mohammed, Issam Ahmed and Hossain, Md. Sohrab and N. A., Sri Aprilia and Edy Budiarso, and Enih Rosamah, (2014) Determination of the combined effect of chemical modification and compression of agatis wood on the dimension stability, termite resistance, and morphological structure. BioResources, 9 (4). pp. 6614-6626. ISSN 1930-2126

Abstract

Agatis wood (Agathis lorantifolia Salisb.) was impregnated with a combination of styrene and methyl methacrylate and compressed to a strain of 50% to improve dimensional stability and termite resistance. The changes in cell structure were analyzed to determine the effects of the combination treatment. The results showed that densification of agatis wood with compression, impregnation, and a combination of treatments resulted in an increase in physical properties (density and dimensional stability) by changing the cellular structure and chemical components (i.e., cellulose crystallinity, microfibril angle, and preferred orientation of fibers) as well as degradation of cellulose. The chemical modification and combination treatment (chemical and compression) of wood generally led to a high resistance to dry wood termites.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Science
Publisher: College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University
Keywords: Agathis lorantifolia; Wood compressed; Wood impregnated; Wood compregnated; Dimensional stability; Microfibril angle; Termite resistance
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 21 Aug 2015 11:12
Last Modified: 10 Sep 2015 06:21
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37033
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