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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 1 Surface tension and components of three different test liquids

From: Surface free energy and dynamic wettability of wood simultaneously treated with acidic dye and flame retardant

Liquid

Surface free energy (mJ/m2)

\(\gamma_{\mathrm{L}}\)

\(\gamma_{\mathrm{L}}^{\mathrm{L}\mathrm{W}}\)

\(\gamma_{\mathrm{L}}^{\mathrm{A}\mathrm{B}}\)

\(\gamma_{\mathrm{L}}^{+}\)

\(\gamma_{\mathrm{L}}^{-}\)

Distilled water

72.8

21.8

51.0

25.5

25.5

Formamide

58.0

39.0

19.0

2.28

39.6

Diiodomenthane

50.8

50.8

0

0

0