Permeability of wood preservative is one of the most significant factors for protection of wood construction.Ani-sotropic flow permeability was involved in different directions of wood with higher flow resistance in t...Permeability of wood preservative is one of the most significant factors for protection of wood construction.Ani-sotropic flow permeability was involved in different directions of wood with higher flow resistance in the trans-verse and lower longitudinal directions.In this study,boron acid solution was brushed onto the tangential section of air-dried wood cubes and boron penetration along wood transverse direction was investigated under free dif-fusion,vacuum and HVEF treatments.Multi-scale boron distribution,FTIR measurement,leaching property,mechanical properties and fungistatic characteristic were investigated for free diffusion,vacuum and HVEF trea-ted samples respectively.The results revealed that boron exhibited high permeability along the transverse direc-tion with the penetration depth of≈35 mm for HVEF treated samples and≈1 mm for free diffusion and vacuum treated samples.For HVEF treated samples,no significant decrease of hardness,compression modulus of elasti-city and strength were found in the treated samples.Better fungistatic characteristic was showcased in HVEF trea-ted samples exposed to white rot fungi.Thus,HVEF treatment has a positive effect on boron permeability and the improvement of penetration depth of preservatives hence playing a significant role in wood protection and prolonging the service life of wood construction.展开更多
基金The authors would like to express their sincere appreciation for the funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.32071700 and 31901252)the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2018YFD1101002)+1 种基金This study was also supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(Grant No.BK20180276)the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China(Grant Nos.18KJB220012 and 20KJB560010).
文摘Permeability of wood preservative is one of the most significant factors for protection of wood construction.Ani-sotropic flow permeability was involved in different directions of wood with higher flow resistance in the trans-verse and lower longitudinal directions.In this study,boron acid solution was brushed onto the tangential section of air-dried wood cubes and boron penetration along wood transverse direction was investigated under free dif-fusion,vacuum and HVEF treatments.Multi-scale boron distribution,FTIR measurement,leaching property,mechanical properties and fungistatic characteristic were investigated for free diffusion,vacuum and HVEF trea-ted samples respectively.The results revealed that boron exhibited high permeability along the transverse direc-tion with the penetration depth of≈35 mm for HVEF treated samples and≈1 mm for free diffusion and vacuum treated samples.For HVEF treated samples,no significant decrease of hardness,compression modulus of elasti-city and strength were found in the treated samples.Better fungistatic characteristic was showcased in HVEF trea-ted samples exposed to white rot fungi.Thus,HVEF treatment has a positive effect on boron permeability and the improvement of penetration depth of preservatives hence playing a significant role in wood protection and prolonging the service life of wood construction.
