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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 3 Relative surface composition for new and aged samples of spruce and fir

From: In-depth studies on the modifying effects of natural ageing on the chemical structure of European spruce (Picea abies) and silver fir (Abies alba) woods

Wood samples

C1 [atm.%]

C2 [atm.%]

C3 [atm.%]

C4 [atm.%]

Atomic ratio

O/C

Cox/Cunox

New spruce

65.9 (± 6.5)

28.3 (± 4.4)

2.1 (± 1.2)

3.6 (± 0.9)

0.18

0.51

Aged spruce (a)

43.2 (± 4.7)

45.0 (± 2.3)

9.8 (± 2.8)

2.1 (± 0.4)

0.42

1.31

Aged spruce (b)

51.1 (± 1.3)

37.4 (± 0.4)

8.8 (± 0.3)

2.7 (± 0.6)

0.36

0.95

New fir

48.5 (± 2.9)

39.5 (± 2.3)

9.5 (± 1.0)

2.5 (± 0.4)

0.36

1.06

Aged fir

42.2 (± 1.9)

48.0 (± 2.2)

6.2 (± 0.4)

3.6 (± 0.8)

0.42

1.36