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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 257, Issue 14, Pages 6220-6225Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.02.041
Keywords
Wood veneers; Ionic liquids; Surface energy; Anti-electrostatic materials; FTIR spectroscopy
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- European Social Fund
- Romanian Government [POSDRU/89/1.5/S/59323]
- National University Council from Romania (CNCSIS) [IDEI 839/2008]
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In this paper, the influence of four types of imidazolium-based ionic liquids (ILs) on the surface properties of common aspen (Populus tremula) veneers has been studied by using contact angle, electrical conductivity and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis. The measurements showed that wood wettabillity is increased by IL treatment. The electrical conductivities of treated wood were in the 0.5-1mS/cm range, higher than the ones reported in the reference literature. It has been determined that the ILs decrease the crystallinity and improve the flexibility of the cellulose matrix. It has been determined by photographic image analysis that the surface roughness of the IL treated veneers decreases in comparison with the untreated samples. (C) 2011 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
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