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Enhancing wood UV stability: novel treatment strategies with citric acid and urea
Civil Engineering Department, Polytech Clermont, Aubière, France.
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Wood Science and Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0869-5858
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Wood Science and Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0852-5066
Civil Engineering Department, Polytech Clermont, Aubière, France.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4596-4693
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2024 (English)In: Wood Material Science & Engineering, ISSN 1748-0272, E-ISSN 1748-0280, Vol. 19, no 4, p. 993-996Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Wood, a fundamental material in construction, confronts durability and weathering challenges, notably UV-induced degradation leading to colour changes. This study investigated a novel treatment using citric acid and urea to enhance the UV stability of wood. The reaction between these compounds generates water-soluble fluorescent species and insoluble particles upon thermal treatment which may provide wood with UV protection. Specimens were treated with two different treatment methods and then exposed to 2016 h of accelerated weathering, during which colour was measured regularly. Citric acid and urea were either pressure impregnated into the wood and thermally reacted in situ during heat treatment or pre-reacted in the absence of wood with subsequent implementation into melamine formaldehyde (MF) and water-based surface coatings. The results showed that water-soluble fluorophore compounds were formed with both treatment methods. Accelerated weathering tests revealed significant colour changes over time, where specimens coated with a mixture of MF and fluorescent particles from the reaction between citric acid and urea, exhibiting the least alteration. The lowest colour change ΔE of 5.9 was observed for specimens coated with a MF-based coating containing 1 wt% of citric acid and urea thermally pre-reacted at a temperature of 180 °C, showcasing potential wood protection applications.

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Taylor & Francis, 2024. Vol. 19, no 4, p. 993-996
Keywords [en]
Fluorescence, leaching stability, surface coating, weathering resistance, wood protection
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Materials Chemistry Wood Science
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Wood Science and Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-108361DOI: 10.1080/17480272.2024.2371493ISI: 001267654000001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85198534451OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-108361DiVA, id: diva2:1885161
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Luleå University of TechnologyÅForsk (Ångpanneföreningen's Foundation for Research and Development), 24-222
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Validerad;2024;Nivå 2;2024-08-14 (signyg);

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