Conference paper
Non-destructive assessment of natural durability: A US perspective
Workshop Proceedings 2017, pp.63-76
Durable Eucalypts on Drylands: Protecting and Enhancing Value, 2017 (Blenheim, New Zealand, 19-Apr-2017 - 19-Apr-2017)
University of Canterbury
2017
Abstract
Naturally durable heartwoods produced by some wood species remain commercially important in the United States, but there are few standard methods for classifying durability. Changes in the characteristics of second growth timber and increasing imports of species with durable reputations suggest the need for a non-destructive method for rapidly assessing durability. The potential for using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) was explored on Alaska yellow cedar (Callitropsis nootkatensis) heartwood. FT-IR was capable of detecting carvacrol, a major extractive constituent of this species and further work is underway to refine the process.
Details
- Title
- Non-destructive assessment of natural durability: A US perspective
- Authors
- Jeffrey Morrell (Author) - Oregon State UniversityShahlinney Lipeh (Author) - Oregon State University
- Publication details
- Workshop Proceedings 2017, pp.63-76
- Conference details
- Durable Eucalypts on Drylands: Protecting and Enhancing Value, 2017 (Blenheim, New Zealand, 19-Apr-2017 - 19-Apr-2017)
- Publisher
- University of Canterbury
- Organisation Unit
- National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99622241002621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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