Feasibility of supercritical carbon dioxide as a carrier solvent for preservative treatment of wood-based composites |
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Authors: | M Muin A Adachi M Inoue T Yoshimura K Tsunoda |
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Institution: | (1) Deterioration Control Laboratory, Wood Research Institute, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611–0011, Japan Tel. +81-774-38-3663; Fax +81-774-38-3664 e-mail: musrizal@yahoo.com, JP |
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Abstract: | Supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) was tested for its potential as a carrier solvent for preservative treatment of solid wood and wood-based composites. A
preliminary trial showed that the treatability of solid wood varied with its original permeability and that the SC-CO2 treatment was not promising for refractory timber species such a Larix leptolepis Gordon. In contrast, 3-iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate (IPBC)/SC-CO2 treatment resulted in enhanced decay resistance without any detrimental physical or cosmetic damage in all structural-use
wood-based composites tested: medium density fiberboard, hardwood plywood, softwood plywood, particleboard, and oriented strand
board (OSB). Further trials under various treatment conditions 25°C/7.85 MPa (80 kgf/cm2), 35°C/7.85 MPa, 45°C/7.85 MPa, 35°C/11.77 MPa (120 kgf/cm2), and 45°C/11.77 MPa] indicated that although small changes in the weight and thickness of the treated materials were noted
the strength properties were not adversely affected, except for a few cases of softwood plywood and oriented strand board.
The results of this study clearly indicated that the treatment condition allowed SC-CO2 to transport IPBC into wood-based composites, and the optimum treatment condition seemed to vary with the type of wood-based
composite.
Received: October 24, 2001 / Accepted: February 15, 2002
Part of this work was presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society, Tokyo, April 2001; and the
32nd Annual Meeting of the International Research Group on Wood Preservation, Nara, May 2001
Correspondence to:M. Muin |
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Keywords: | Supercritical carbon dioxide Preservative treatment 3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate (IPBC) Wood-based composites |
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