The Influence of High-Temperature and -Pressure Treatment on Physical Properties of <i>Albizia falcataria</i> Board
Albasia (<i>Albizia falcataria</i>), known as sengon wood, is a fast-growing tree species commonly found in Indonesian forests and community plantations. However, the low-density, hardness, and strength significantly restrict its commercial application. The purpose of this study was to d...
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| description | Albasia (<i>Albizia falcataria</i>), known as sengon wood, is a fast-growing tree species commonly found in Indonesian forests and community plantations. However, the low-density, hardness, and strength significantly restrict its commercial application. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of densification on the physical properties of <i>Albizia falcataria</i> under high-temperature and -pressure. Different temperatures were applied to the <i>Albizia falcataria</i> board (100 °C, 120 °C, 140 °C, sandwich 140 °C). The densification process influences the density properties, color changes, thickness, compression ratio, equilibrium moisture content, and anatomical properties of the material. With this procedure, the density can be increased to 0.62 kg/L, a gain of approximately 112.78% over untreated wood. The density of wood increases, resulting in the decomposition of its chemical components, especially hemicellulose, which darkens the wood color and stabilizes equilibrium moisture control. As a result, the thermal compression modification treatment under high-temperature and -pressure is a highly effective method for enhancing the physical properties of fast-growing wood species, such as <i>Albizia falcataria</i>. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d8f8bc63c2644c46933b63fc8360ab162023-11-23T19:56:25ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072022-02-0113223910.3390/f13020239The Influence of High-Temperature and -Pressure Treatment on Physical Properties of <i>Albizia falcataria</i> BoardTreza Chandra Julian0Hiroatsu Fukuda1Didit Novianto2Graduate School of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu 808-0135, JapanDepartment of Architecture, The University of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu 808-0135, JapanDepartment of Architecture, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Planning, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology, Surabaya 60117, IndonesiaAlbasia (<i>Albizia falcataria</i>), known as sengon wood, is a fast-growing tree species commonly found in Indonesian forests and community plantations. However, the low-density, hardness, and strength significantly restrict its commercial application. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of densification on the physical properties of <i>Albizia falcataria</i> under high-temperature and -pressure. Different temperatures were applied to the <i>Albizia falcataria</i> board (100 °C, 120 °C, 140 °C, sandwich 140 °C). The densification process influences the density properties, color changes, thickness, compression ratio, equilibrium moisture content, and anatomical properties of the material. With this procedure, the density can be increased to 0.62 kg/L, a gain of approximately 112.78% over untreated wood. The density of wood increases, resulting in the decomposition of its chemical components, especially hemicellulose, which darkens the wood color and stabilizes equilibrium moisture control. As a result, the thermal compression modification treatment under high-temperature and -pressure is a highly effective method for enhancing the physical properties of fast-growing wood species, such as <i>Albizia falcataria</i>.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/2/239<i>Albizia falcataria</i>fast-growingwood densificationhigh-temperature and -pressurephysical properties |
| spellingShingle | Treza Chandra Julian Hiroatsu Fukuda Didit Novianto The Influence of High-Temperature and -Pressure Treatment on Physical Properties of <i>Albizia falcataria</i> Board Forests <i>Albizia falcataria</i> fast-growing wood densification high-temperature and -pressure physical properties |
| title | The Influence of High-Temperature and -Pressure Treatment on Physical Properties of <i>Albizia falcataria</i> Board |
| title_full | The Influence of High-Temperature and -Pressure Treatment on Physical Properties of <i>Albizia falcataria</i> Board |
| title_fullStr | The Influence of High-Temperature and -Pressure Treatment on Physical Properties of <i>Albizia falcataria</i> Board |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Influence of High-Temperature and -Pressure Treatment on Physical Properties of <i>Albizia falcataria</i> Board |
| title_short | The Influence of High-Temperature and -Pressure Treatment on Physical Properties of <i>Albizia falcataria</i> Board |
| title_sort | influence of high temperature and pressure treatment on physical properties of i albizia falcataria i board |
| topic | <i>Albizia falcataria</i> fast-growing wood densification high-temperature and -pressure physical properties |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/2/239 |
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