Color development in rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) during kiln drying

A study was conducted to measure how the color in rubberwood boards developed under standard kiln drying schedule. Edge-matched rubberwood boards were dried at 20, 40, 60 and 80 % of the drying time to achieve the final moisture content of 12 ± 2 %. Discoloration increased with higher temperature an...

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Main Authors: Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran, Grohmann, Rainer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36809/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36809/1/Color%20development%20in%20rubberwood.pdf
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description A study was conducted to measure how the color in rubberwood boards developed under standard kiln drying schedule. Edge-matched rubberwood boards were dried at 20, 40, 60 and 80 % of the drying time to achieve the final moisture content of 12 ± 2 %. Discoloration increased with higher temperature and drying time, while lower relative humidity tended to minimize discoloration. It is recommended that lower drying temperature and relative humidity schedules are used to minimize discoloration of rubberwood during drying.
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spelling upm-368092015-10-29T06:13:12Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36809/ Color development in rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) during kiln drying Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran Grohmann, Rainer A study was conducted to measure how the color in rubberwood boards developed under standard kiln drying schedule. Edge-matched rubberwood boards were dried at 20, 40, 60 and 80 % of the drying time to achieve the final moisture content of 12 ± 2 %. Discoloration increased with higher temperature and drying time, while lower relative humidity tended to minimize discoloration. It is recommended that lower drying temperature and relative humidity schedules are used to minimize discoloration of rubberwood during drying. Springer 2014-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36809/1/Color%20development%20in%20rubberwood.pdf Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran and Grohmann, Rainer (2014) Color development in rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) during kiln drying. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 72 (4). pp. 555-557. ISSN 0018-3768; ESSN: 1436-736X 10.1007/s00107-014-0801-0
spellingShingle Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran
Grohmann, Rainer
Color development in rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) during kiln drying
title Color development in rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) during kiln drying
title_full Color development in rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) during kiln drying
title_fullStr Color development in rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) during kiln drying
title_full_unstemmed Color development in rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) during kiln drying
title_short Color development in rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) during kiln drying
title_sort color development in rubberwood (hevea brasiliensis) during kiln drying
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36809/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36809/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36809/1/Color%20development%20in%20rubberwood.pdf