Abstract
Wood is a renewable natural lignocellulosic material. However, its hygroexpansion characteristics dramatically shorten its service life, and limit its application. In this study, wood was treated in a silicone oil bath at different temperatures to improve its dimensional stability. Results demonstrated that the silicone oil treatment decreased the tangential swelling coefficient by 13% when treated at 80 °C and by 34% when treated at 160 °C and the radial swelling coefficient by 12% when treated at 80 °C and by 49% when treated at 160 °C. Also, the moisture absorption was reduced by the treatment.
Funding source: National Key R & D Program
Award Identifier / Grant number: 2018YFD0600305
Funding source: Beijing Forestry University
Award Identifier / Grant number: 2017CGP014
Award Identifier / Grant number: 2017BLRD04
Funding source: Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China
Award Identifier / Grant number: 2015ZCQ-CL-01
Funding source: China Scholarship Council
Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Research funding: This paper was supported by the China National Key R & D Program during the 13th Five-year Plan Period (2018YFD0600305), the Major Scientific and Technological Achievements Incubation Projects in Beijing Forestry University (2017CGP014), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (2015ZCQ-CL-01) and the Hot Tracking Project in Beijing Forestry University (2017BLRD04), the China Scholarship Council (CSC) Scholarship.
Employment or leadership: None declared.
Honorarium: None declared.
Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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