Mechanical characteristics of impregnated white Jabon wood ( Anthocephalus cadamba ) using merbau extractives and selected polymerised merbau extractives

Effects of the Thickness of the Heat-Treated Wood Specimen on Water-Soluble Extractives and Mechanical Properties of Merbau Heartwood

Merbau wood has a disadvantage in outdoor applications because its water-soluble extractives readily leach out and stain adjacent materials. This study examined the thickness of the heat-treated wood specimen on water-soluble extractives and some mechanical properties. The results show that heat treatment is efficient at removing the water-soluble extractives of merbau heartwood and overcoming ...

Phenolic Extractives and Natural Resistance of Wood

Chemical extractives of the tropical wood

1 Wallaba (Eperua falcata) is a tropical wood which is known to have naturally low swelling 2 characteristics. Samples of wallaba heartwood were subjected to differential solvent 3 extraction. Wood pieces that were extracted with methanol experienced significantly higher 4 swelling after rehydration from oven dry to 96% relative humidity in comparison to non-5 extracted samples and samples extr...

Investigation of Interaction between Wood-extractives and Metal Ions

Effects of Heat Treatment on Durability of Merbau Heartwood

Merbau wood has been widely used in outdoor applications. However, it has a disadvantage in that its water-soluble extractives readily leach out and stain adjacent materials. Heat treatment is an efficient technique to solve this problem. In this study, the effects of heat treatment on the durability of merbau heartwood were investigated. Merbau heartwood blocks with and without heat treatment ...