Wendell Raphael, Tommy Martel, Véronic Landry and Jason Robert Tavares
Article (2018)
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Cite this document: | Raphael, W., Martel, T., Landry, V. & Tavares, J. R. (2018). Surface engineering of wood substrates to impart barrier properties: a photochemical approach. Wood Science and Technology, 52(1), p. 193-207. doi:10.1007/s00226-017-0973-y |
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Abstract
In this study, sugar maple and white pine, two species of wood commonly used in indoor and outdoor applications, were treated by photo-initiated chemical vapor deposition to impart barrier properties. After treatment, wood wettability decreased significantly, as evidenced by water contact angle measurements (from 50° to 113° for sugar maple and 87° to 172° for white pine). Further, beyond being able to repel water, the coating shows the ability to breathe, evidenced by standardized vapor sorption tests. However, accelerated weathering via ASTM G155 testing determined that the treatment could not protect the wood from photo-degradation, or retain its properties post-weathering. This treatment could therefore be best suited for wood pre-treatment in combination with other coatings.
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Subjects: | 1800 Génie chimique > 1800 Génie chimique |
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Department: | Département de génie chimique |
Research Center: | CREPEC - Centre de recherche sur les systèmes polymères et composites à haute performance |
Funders: | CRSNG/NSERC |
Grant number: | I2IPJ 469155-14 |
Date Deposited: | 18 Jan 2018 14:50 |
Last Modified: | 08 Apr 2021 10:43 |
PolyPublie URL: | https://publications.polymtl.ca/2860/ |
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Journal Title: | Wood Science and Technology (vol. 52, no. 1) |
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Publisher: | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
Official URL: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-017-0973-y |
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