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HOLZFORSCHUNG
Volume 75, Issue 6, Pages 545-554Publisher
WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
DOI: 10.1515/hf-2020-0042
Keywords
Cathay poplar (Populus cathayana Rehd.); emulsion; hyperbranched polyacrylate; organo-montmorillonite; Radiata pine (Pinus radiata D.Don); wood
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31800470]
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A novel waterborne HBPA/OMMT emulsion was synthesized and used to enhance the physical and mechanical properties of wood, particularly after treatment in a vacuum environment. The mechanical properties of the modified wood sample gradually improved with increasing emulsion concentration, but excessive concentration did not lead to further improvement.
In this work, a novel waterborne hyperbranched polyacrylate (HBPA) dispersed organo-montmorillonite (OMMT) emulsion was synthesized and used for the treatment of wood in a vacuum environment in order to enhance the physical and mechanical properties of the wood. The sapwood of Cathay poplar (Populus cathayana Rehd.) and Radiata pine (Pinus radiata D.Don) were used as the samples for experimentation. The results showed that the physical and mechanical properties of the wood improved significantly due to the successful penetration of the OMMT and HBPA into the wood cell wall. From it was also observed that OMET completely exfoliated from the HBPA matrix and formed a hydrophobic film covering on the inside walls of the cell lumen. Further, it was observed that the poplar sample displayed better mechanical properties than the pine sample because the pine has a more compact structure when compared to poplar and contains rosin. Furthermore, it was also observed that the mechanical properties of the modified wood sample gradually improved with an increase in the concentration of the emulsion. However, excessive concentration (>4 wt%) did not lead to further improvement.
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