Journal
POLYMER COMPOSITES
Volume 43, Issue 6, Pages 3731-3744Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/pc.26651
Keywords
dealkylation; electron beam; impregnation; melamine-urea-formaldehyde; radiolysis; triazines
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- Nucway Company Limit (China)
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The effect of electron beam irradiation on the mechanical properties of MUF impregnated wood has been investigated. Low-dose irradiation enhances the mechanical properties and reduces formaldehyde emission, while high-dose irradiation deteriorates the mechanical properties.
The effect of electron beam (EB) irradiation (0 to 80 kGy) on the mechanical properties of melamine-urea-formaldehyde (MUF) impregnated wood prepared from Pinus sylvestris is investigated. The results of the compressive strength parallel to grain measurement demonstrate EB irradiation can enhance the mechanical properties of MUF impregnated wood, with optimal results achieved at 20 kGy. Additionally, the formaldehyde emission of impregnated wood has been significantly reduced. This enhancement is promoted by the dispersibility and crosslinking efficiency of melamine in the dealkylation stage under low-dose irradiation. However, the deamination and the destruction of triazine ring becomes significant at higher irradiation dosage, resulting in deterioration of mechanical properties as demonstrated by Raman spectroscopy,C-13-NMR, and SEM.
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