Effect of microwave treatment on drying and water impregnability of Pinus pinaster and Eucalyptus globulus

Authors

  • Fernando Júnior Resende Mascarenhas
  • Alfredo Manuel Pereira Geraldes Dias
  • André Luis Christoforo
  • Rogério Manuel dos Santos Simões
  • André Eduardo Palos Cunha

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/s0718-221x2023000100406

Keywords:

Compression strength, microwave treatment, Portuguese wood species, small clear specimens, water uptake

Abstract

Wood is a material that has been used by humankind for a long time. However, wood researchers and industry have always been concerned about the issues during wood drying and the permeability problems of certain species. In this sense, microwave technology has been applied for wood drying and improving permeably. This paper investigates the microwave drying of two Portuguese wood species, Pinus pinaster sap and heartwood and Eucalyptus globulus heartwood using small clear specimens. The samples were grouped into six during each microwave treatment run according to their similarity of initial moisture content. Once the drying was completed, control and microwave -treated samples were impregnated with desalinated water to analyze their improvement in water absorption, and the compression strength parallel to the grain was analyzed. The results showed that each wood species behaves differently under microwave drying and initial moisture content. The impregnation results demonstrated that pine and eucalyptus microwave -treated heartwood samples improved their capability to absorb water. Finally, only the microwave -treated specimens of eucalyptus heartwood presented a decrease in the values of compression strength parallel to the grain compared to the control group. Therefore, MW treatment presents possibilities for further applications for the wood industry with supporting results.

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2022-10-16

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Mascarenhas, F. J. R., Pereira Geraldes Dias, A. M. ., Christoforo, A. L. ., Manuel dos Santos Simões, R. ., & Palos Cunha, A. E. . (2022). Effect of microwave treatment on drying and water impregnability of Pinus pinaster and Eucalyptus globulus. Maderas-Cienc Tecnol, 25, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.4067/s0718-221x2023000100406

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