Physical and mechanical properties of heat treated wood from Aspidosperma populifolium, Dipteryx odorata and Mimosa scabrella

Heat treatment improves some wood properties namely: equilibrium moisture, dimensional stability and durability and mechanical properties. In this study, the heat treatment was applied to woods of three natural species from Brazil: Aspidosperma populifolium (peroba mica), Dipteryx odorata (cumaru) a...

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Main Authors: Solange de Oliveira Araújo, Benedito Rocha Vital, Braulio Oliveira, Angélica de Cássia Oliveira Carneiro, Ana Lourenço, Helena Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad del Bío-Bío 2016-01-01
Series:Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología
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Online Access:https://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/MCT/article/view/2247