Determination of the combined effect of chemical modification and compression of agatis wood on the dimension stability, termite resistance, and morphological structure

Agatis wood (Agathis lorantifolia Salisb.) was impregnated with a combination of styrene and methyl methacrylate and compressed to a strain of 50% to improve dimensional stability and termite resistance. The changes in cell structure were analyzed to determine the effects of the combination treatmen...

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Main Authors: H. P. Shawkataly, Abdul Khalil, Rudi Dungani, Mohammed, Issam Ahmed, Hossain, Md. Sohrab, N. A., Sri Aprilia, Edy Budiarso, Enih Rosamah
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Language:English
Published: College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37033/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37033/1/Determination%20of%20the%20combined%20effect%20of%20chemical%20modification%20and%20compression%20of%20agatis%20wood%20on%20the%20dimension%20stability.pdf
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author H. P. Shawkataly, Abdul Khalil
Rudi Dungani,
Mohammed, Issam Ahmed
Hossain, Md. Sohrab
N. A., Sri Aprilia
Edy Budiarso,
Enih Rosamah,
author_facet H. P. Shawkataly, Abdul Khalil
Rudi Dungani,
Mohammed, Issam Ahmed
Hossain, Md. Sohrab
N. A., Sri Aprilia
Edy Budiarso,
Enih Rosamah,
author_sort H. P. Shawkataly, Abdul Khalil
building UPM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description Agatis wood (Agathis lorantifolia Salisb.) was impregnated with a combination of styrene and methyl methacrylate and compressed to a strain of 50% to improve dimensional stability and termite resistance. The changes in cell structure were analyzed to determine the effects of the combination treatment. The results showed that densification of agatis wood with compression, impregnation, and a combination of treatments resulted in an increase in physical properties (density and dimensional stability) by changing the cellular structure and chemical components (i.e., cellulose crystallinity, microfibril angle, and preferred orientation of fibers) as well as degradation of cellulose. The chemical modification and combination treatment (chemical and compression) of wood generally led to a high resistance to dry wood termites.
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spelling upm-370332015-09-10T06:21:45Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37033/ Determination of the combined effect of chemical modification and compression of agatis wood on the dimension stability, termite resistance, and morphological structure H. P. Shawkataly, Abdul Khalil Rudi Dungani, Mohammed, Issam Ahmed Hossain, Md. Sohrab N. A., Sri Aprilia Edy Budiarso, Enih Rosamah, Agatis wood (Agathis lorantifolia Salisb.) was impregnated with a combination of styrene and methyl methacrylate and compressed to a strain of 50% to improve dimensional stability and termite resistance. The changes in cell structure were analyzed to determine the effects of the combination treatment. The results showed that densification of agatis wood with compression, impregnation, and a combination of treatments resulted in an increase in physical properties (density and dimensional stability) by changing the cellular structure and chemical components (i.e., cellulose crystallinity, microfibril angle, and preferred orientation of fibers) as well as degradation of cellulose. The chemical modification and combination treatment (chemical and compression) of wood generally led to a high resistance to dry wood termites. College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37033/1/Determination%20of%20the%20combined%20effect%20of%20chemical%20modification%20and%20compression%20of%20agatis%20wood%20on%20the%20dimension%20stability.pdf H. P. Shawkataly, Abdul Khalil and Rudi Dungani, and Mohammed, Issam Ahmed and Hossain, Md. Sohrab and N. A., Sri Aprilia and Edy Budiarso, and Enih Rosamah, (2014) Determination of the combined effect of chemical modification and compression of agatis wood on the dimension stability, termite resistance, and morphological structure. BioResources, 9 (4). pp. 6614-6626. ISSN 1930-2126 http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_09_4_6614_Khalil_Agatis_Wood_Termite_Resistance
spellingShingle H. P. Shawkataly, Abdul Khalil
Rudi Dungani,
Mohammed, Issam Ahmed
Hossain, Md. Sohrab
N. A., Sri Aprilia
Edy Budiarso,
Enih Rosamah,
Determination of the combined effect of chemical modification and compression of agatis wood on the dimension stability, termite resistance, and morphological structure
title Determination of the combined effect of chemical modification and compression of agatis wood on the dimension stability, termite resistance, and morphological structure
title_full Determination of the combined effect of chemical modification and compression of agatis wood on the dimension stability, termite resistance, and morphological structure
title_fullStr Determination of the combined effect of chemical modification and compression of agatis wood on the dimension stability, termite resistance, and morphological structure
title_full_unstemmed Determination of the combined effect of chemical modification and compression of agatis wood on the dimension stability, termite resistance, and morphological structure
title_short Determination of the combined effect of chemical modification and compression of agatis wood on the dimension stability, termite resistance, and morphological structure
title_sort determination of the combined effect of chemical modification and compression of agatis wood on the dimension stability, termite resistance, and morphological structure
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