Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 2 Moisture content of tested specimens [(10 × 5 × 100 (ax.)], after exposure to different moistening regimes and water release during drying in the short-term water uptake and release test (according to Meyer-Veltrup et al. [31]) and capillary water uptake (CWU) test
From: Biological durability and wood–water interactions of sorbitol and citric acid (SorCA) modified wood
Treatment wt% SorCA | Leaching1 | W24submersion (%) | W24100% RH (%) | W240% RH (%) | CWU (g/cm2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | + | 72.3 ± 6.6 | 14.1 ± 1.0 | 2.73 ± 0.30 | 0.201 ± 0.060 |
− | 69.5 ± 7.7 | 14.6 ± 1.0 | 2.75 ± 0.34 | 0.199 ± 0.034 | |
10% | + | 61.5 ± 3.8 | 10.8 ± 0.6 | 3.02 ± 0.08 | 0.050 ± 0.014 |
− | 55.8 ± 2.4 | 9.3 ± 0.5 | 3.03 ± 0.12 | 0.023 ± 0.006 | |
20 | + | 52.0 ± 1.7 | 10.2 ± 0.7 | 3.38 ± 0.10 | 0.050 ± 0.014 |
− | 47.5 ± 1.9 | 9.4 ± 0.5 | 3.42 ± 0.11 | 0.016 ± 0.008 | |
30 | + | 41.2 ± 3.8 | 7.7 ± 0.5 | 3.70 ± 0.11 | 0.023 ± 0.013 |
− | 35.5 ± 3.6 | 7.1 ± 0.7 | 3.75 ± 0.13 | 0.007 ± 0.005 | |
50 | + | 22.5 ± 6.0 | 6.4 ± 0.7 | 4.60 ± 0.11 | 0.021 ± 0.012 |
− | 15.2 ± 4.1 | 5.4 ± 0.8 | 4.65 ± 0.08 | 0.003 ± 0.002 |