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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 3 Statistical comparison of color change values for fir specimens subjected to heat treatment and heat-treated samples after bleaching treatment

From: Determination of color-changing effects of bleaching chemicals on some heat-treated woods

Temp (°C)

Duration (h)

Samples after heat treatment

Solution

Samples bleached after heat treatment

Mean Δa*

Mean Δb*

Mean ΔL*

Mean ΔE*

Mean Δa*

Mean Δb*

Mean ΔL*

Mean ΔE*

140

3

0.20 (0.27)h

1.93 (0.84)ef

− 6.48 (0.83)hıj

6.81 (0.88)de

S1

− 2.25 (0.33)f

4.62 (1.42)ıjm

− 7.18 (1.17)fgh

8.99 (0.96)hı

S2

− 2.62 (0.33)de

− 3.76 (1.03)a

− 1.70 (1.20)m

5.09 (0.53)b

S3

5.45 (0.52)k

0.79 (0.89)d

− 10.68 (0.85)b

12.05 (0.94)m

5

1.73 (0.27)ı

5.49 (0.55)mnp

− 4.69 (0.72)k

7.44 (0.83)ef

S1

− 1.57 (0.29)g

5.41 (0.99)mnp

− 6.85 (0.88)ghı

8.92 (0.92)hı

S2

− 2.45 (0.40)ef

− 2.10 (0.96)b

− 1.66 (0.96)m

3.85 (0.41)a

S3

7.69 (0.64)p

2.49 (0.64)fg

− 10.51 (0.92)b

13.28 (1.12)n

7

2.70 (0.20)j

6.90 (0.43)r

− 7.68 (0.63)efg

10.68 (0.66)j

S1

− 2.43 (0.24)ef

3.41 (0.96)h

− 8.41 (0.81)de

9.45 (0.76)ı

S2

− 3.02 (0.24)bc

− 0.30 (1.10)c

− 4.72 (1.12)k

5.77 (0.73)bc

S3

6.83 (0.39)m

2.23 (0.71)efg

− 12.52 (0.76)a

14.45 (0.87)p

160

3

0.36 (0.32)h

1.05 (0.68)d

− 7.67 (0.71)efg

7.77 (0.80)fg

S1

− 3.32 (0.25)b

3.991.08)hıj

− 5.66 (0.90)j

7.76 (0.74)fg

S2

− 4.36 (0.27)a

1.56 (1.71)de

− 1.63 (0.58)m

5.17 (0.59)b

S3

5.40 (0.51)k

0.67 (0.84)d

− 10.55 (1.08)b

11.89 (1.22)km

5

2.80 (0.22)j

5.69 (0.42)np

− 9.10 (0.71)cd

11.10 (0.79)jk

S1

− 1.35 (0.29)g

5.84 (0.76)p

− 9.36 (0.75)c

11.13 (0.88)jk

S2

− 2.86 (0.40)cd

0.90 (1.04)d

− 5.60 (1.70)j

6.51 (1.38)cd

S3

7.25 (0.43)n

3.09 (1.32)gh

− 11.90 (1.16)a

14.33 (1.30)p

7

1.65 (0.31)ı

3.86 (0.44)hı

− 7.30 (0.82)fgh

8.43 (0.83)gh

S1

− 2.38 (0.20)ef

4.86 (0.70)jmn

− 6.18 (0.84)ıj

8.25 (0.76)fgh

S2

− 2.24 (0.24)f

− 0.59 (0.98)c

− 8.03 (1.17)ef

8.42 (1.05)gh

S3

6.87 (0.35)m

2.32 (1.08)efg

− 10.38 (1.25)b

12.71 (1.27)mn

  1. Italic numbers indicate the highest and the lowest values of total color change (ΔE*)