Thermal treatment of wood using vegetable oils: a review

Wood is an ideal building material as it is renewable and green. However, low dimensional stability and durability might restrict its usage in structural application. Therefore, modification is needed to improve the aforementioned issues. As an environmentally friendly wood modification method, heat...

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Main Authors: Hua, Lee Seng, Ashaari, Zaidon, Chen, Lum Wei, Abdul Halip, Juliana, Fei, Ang Aik, Peng, Tan Li, Ling, Chin Kit, Md Tahir, Paridah
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author Hua, Lee Seng
Ashaari, Zaidon
Chen, Lum Wei
Abdul Halip, Juliana
Fei, Ang Aik
Peng, Tan Li
Ling, Chin Kit
Md Tahir, Paridah
author_facet Hua, Lee Seng
Ashaari, Zaidon
Chen, Lum Wei
Abdul Halip, Juliana
Fei, Ang Aik
Peng, Tan Li
Ling, Chin Kit
Md Tahir, Paridah
author_sort Hua, Lee Seng
building UTHM Institutional Repository
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description Wood is an ideal building material as it is renewable and green. However, low dimensional stability and durability might restrict its usage in structural application. Therefore, modification is needed to improve the aforementioned issues. As an environmentally friendly wood modification method, heat treatment of wood using oil as a heating medium has brought to researcher’s attention to the fact that it might serve as an excellent treatment procedure in treating wood. This paper presents a review about the effects of oil heat treatment on the properties of wood such as colour stability, dimensional stability, mechanical strength and durability against termites and fungi as well as its potential to be used as construction and building materials. The pros and cons of using oil as a heating medium in wood treatment are discussed. This review shows discrepancies between the treatment methods or procedures and its resultant findings. Moreover, the effectiveness of the treatment is governed by several factors such as the type of oils used and wood species. The objective of the present paper is to conduct a review of the published literatures regarding the properties of wood modified by oil heat treatment and the results obtained were compared systematically.
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spelling uthm-43162021-12-02T03:16:09Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4316/ Thermal treatment of wood using vegetable oils: a review Hua, Lee Seng Ashaari, Zaidon Chen, Lum Wei Abdul Halip, Juliana Fei, Ang Aik Peng, Tan Li Ling, Chin Kit Md Tahir, Paridah TS800-937 Wood technology. Lumber Wood is an ideal building material as it is renewable and green. However, low dimensional stability and durability might restrict its usage in structural application. Therefore, modification is needed to improve the aforementioned issues. As an environmentally friendly wood modification method, heat treatment of wood using oil as a heating medium has brought to researcher’s attention to the fact that it might serve as an excellent treatment procedure in treating wood. This paper presents a review about the effects of oil heat treatment on the properties of wood such as colour stability, dimensional stability, mechanical strength and durability against termites and fungi as well as its potential to be used as construction and building materials. The pros and cons of using oil as a heating medium in wood treatment are discussed. This review shows discrepancies between the treatment methods or procedures and its resultant findings. Moreover, the effectiveness of the treatment is governed by several factors such as the type of oils used and wood species. The objective of the present paper is to conduct a review of the published literatures regarding the properties of wood modified by oil heat treatment and the results obtained were compared systematically. Elsevier Ltd Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4316/1/AJ%202018%20%28424%29.pdf Hua, Lee Seng and Ashaari, Zaidon and Chen, Lum Wei and Abdul Halip, Juliana and Fei, Ang Aik and Peng, Tan Li and Ling, Chin Kit and Md Tahir, Paridah Thermal treatment of wood using vegetable oils: a review. Construction and Building Materials, 181. pp. 408-419. ISSN 0950-0618 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.06.058
spellingShingle TS800-937 Wood technology. Lumber
Hua, Lee Seng
Ashaari, Zaidon
Chen, Lum Wei
Abdul Halip, Juliana
Fei, Ang Aik
Peng, Tan Li
Ling, Chin Kit
Md Tahir, Paridah
Thermal treatment of wood using vegetable oils: a review
title Thermal treatment of wood using vegetable oils: a review
title_full Thermal treatment of wood using vegetable oils: a review
title_fullStr Thermal treatment of wood using vegetable oils: a review
title_full_unstemmed Thermal treatment of wood using vegetable oils: a review
title_short Thermal treatment of wood using vegetable oils: a review
title_sort thermal treatment of wood using vegetable oils: a review
topic TS800-937 Wood technology. Lumber
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http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4316/1/AJ%202018%20%28424%29.pdf