XIANG Elin,HUANG Rongfeng.Study on the Influence Mechanisms of Superheated Steam Pressures on Dynamic Viscoelastic Properties of Surface-Compressed Wood[J].Chinese Journal of Wood Science and Technology,2025,39(04):33-39. DOI: 10.12326/j.2096-9694.2025013.
Study on the Influence Mechanisms of Superheated Steam Pressures on Dynamic Viscoelastic Properties of Surface-Compressed Wood
a combination of surface compression and superheated steam treatment was conducted to improve the properties of poplar (
Populus tomentosa
) sapwood. The effects of surface compression and varying steam pressures (180 ℃
0.1~0.7 MPa) on the cellular morphology and chemical structure of the surface-compressed wood were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). When the test temperature increased from 30 ℃ to 300 ℃
the reduction in the relative storage modules of the permanent setting wood treated with superheated steam (referred to as the permanent setting wood) was significantly greater than that of the control wood and the compressed wood. Compared to compressed wood
at a lower steam pressure (≤0.3 MPa)
the loss modulus of the permanent setting wood showed no significant changes. However
when the steam pressure exceeded 0.5 MPa
both the peak temperature and apparent activation energy of α mechanical relaxation loss gradually decreased along with the increasing of steam pressures
by 11~45 ℃ and 22.89%~50.28%
respectively. After superheated steam treatment
deacetylation of hemicelluloses and lignin degradation reactions occurred in the compressed wood. This led to an increasing proportion of low molecular weight polymers and reducing the elasticity and viscosity recovery of the compressed wood. As a result
the dimensional stability was enhanced. The findings of this study provide a theoretical basis for the processing and utilization of surface-compressed wood with superheated steam treatment.
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