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Termite resistance, chemical and mechanical characterization of paulownia tomentosa wood before and after heat treatment

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dc.contributor.authorEsteves, Bruno
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Helena
dc.contributor.authorViana, Helder Filipe dos Santos
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, José
dc.contributor.authorDomingos, Idalina
dc.contributor.authorCruz-Lopes, Luísa
dc.contributor.authorJones, D.
dc.contributor.authorNunes, L.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-10T11:11:27Z
dc.date.available2022-01-10T11:11:27Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.updated2022-01-07T15:55:51Z
dc.description.abstractThe introduction of new species in forest management must be undertaken with a degree of care, to help prevent the spread of invasive species. However, new species with higher profitability are needed to increase forest products value and the resilience of rural populations. Paulownia tomentosa has an extremely fast growth. The objective and novelty of this work was to study the potential use of young Paulownia trees grown in Portugal by using heat treatment to improve its properties, thereby allowing higher value applications of the wood. The average chemical composition of untreated and heat-treated wood was determined. The extractive content was determined by successive Soxhlet extraction with dichloromethane (DCM), ethanol and water as solvents. The composition of lipophilic extracts was performed by injection in GC-MS with mass detection. Insoluble and soluble lignin, holocellulose and α-cellulose were also determined. Physical (density and water absorption and dimensional stability) and mechanical properties (bending strength and bending stiffness) and termite resistance was also determined. Results showed that extractive content increased in all solvents, lignin and α-cellulose also increased and hemicelluloses decreased. Compounds derived from the thermal degradation of lignin were found in heat-treated wood extractions. Dimensional stability improved but there was a decrease in mechanical properties. Resistance against termites was better for untreated wood than for heat-treated wood, possibly due to the thermal degradation of some toxic extractives.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationEsteves,B.;Ferreira,H.; Viana, H.; Ferreira, J.; Domingos, I.; Cruz-Lopes, L.; Jones, D.; Nunes, L. Termite Resistance, Chemical and Mechanical Characterization of Paulownia tomentosa Wood before and after Heat Treatment. Forests 2021, 12, 1114. https://doi.org/10.3390/ f12081114pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/f12081114pt_PT
dc.identifier.eid2-s2.0-85113728998
dc.identifier.issn19994907
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-2652031
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/6992
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.subjectchemical compositionpt_PT
dc.subjectheat treatmentpt_PT
dc.subjectmechanical propertiespt_PT
dc.subjectPaulownia tomentosapt_PT
dc.subjecttermitespt_PT
dc.titleTermite resistance, chemical and mechanical characterization of paulownia tomentosa wood before and after heat treatmentpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.startPage1114pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleForestspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume12pt_PT
person.familyNameEsteves
person.familyNameViana
person.familyNameFerreira
person.familyNameDomingos
person.familyNameGonçalves Oliveira Valente da Cruz-Lopes
person.givenNameBruno
person.givenNameHelder
person.givenNameJosé
person.givenNameidalina
person.givenNameLuísa Paula
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rcaap.cv.cienciaid521B-63A7-B248 | Bruno Miguel Morais Lemos Esteves
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