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How far does a gaseous reagent penetrate into wood

Wie weit dringt ein gasförmiges Reagenz in Holz ein?

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The reaction between wood components and vaporous formaldehyde was applied to the evaluation of gas permeability and forecast of the extent where the reaction occurs. The structural changes of pre-compression wood, which is a new method to suck the liquid reagent by the recovery force, was also followed by the established method. The formaldehyde content (y) reacted with wood components decreased exponentially as according as the depth from the penetrating surface. It could be expressed by the distance from surface, x, for both longitudinal and tangential directions as follows; y=kexp(−ax) where, a and k are constants for individual wood samples. The half-interval (a definite distance of half reduction), d 1/2, was defined by (ln 2)/a. The reaction level at the arbitral inner portion of wood can be estimated by both the half-interval and the reaction level at the vicinity of surface region. The use of the structural changes of pre-compression wood is suggested.

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Die Reaktion zwischen Holzkomponenten und gasförmigem Formaldehyd wurde benutzt, um die Eindringtiefe eines Gases abzuschätzen und das Ausmaß der Reaktion vorherzusagen. Strukturelle Veränderungen von vorverdichtetem Holz, die genutzt werden, um Flüssigkeit und Relaxationskräfte einzusaugen, wurden ebenfalls verfolgt. Der Anteil an Formaldehyd (y), der mit Holz reagiert, fiel exponentiell mit der Eindringtiefe ab. Er konnte sowohl in Längsrichtung als auch tangential als Funktion der Entfernung von der Oberfläche (x) ausgedrückt werden y=kexp(−ax), wobei a und k Konstanten für die jeweiligen Holzproben darstellen. Ein „Halbwert-Intervall“, d. h. die Entfernung d 1/2, bei der die Gasmenge auf die Hälfte reduziert ist, ist gegeben durch ((ln 2)/a. Das Ausmaß der Reaktion an irgendeiner Stelle kann sowohl über das „Halbwert-Intervall“ als auch in der Nähe der Oberfläche abgeschätzt werden. Die Methode der Tränkung mittels Strukturveränderungen wird bei vorverdichtetem Holz empfohlen.

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The authors wish to thank Dr. I. Iida, Kyoto Prefectural University, for preparing the compression wood.

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Minato, K., Naruo, N. & Konishi, J. How far does a gaseous reagent penetrate into wood. Holz Roh Werkst 62, 120–125 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-003-0457-7

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