Aboveground Field Performance of Douglas-Fir Heartwood Subjected to Combinations of Glycerol, Boron, and Thermal Modification

Jeffrey Morrell; Li Yan; Jed Cappallazzi

doi:10.13073/FPJ-D-20-00058

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Aboveground Field Performance of Douglas-Fir Heartwood Subjected to Combinations of Glycerol, Boron, and Thermal Modification

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Aboveground Field Performance of Douglas-Fir Heartwood Subjected to Combinations of Glycerol, Boron, and Thermal Modification

Jeffrey Morrell, Li Yan and Jed Cappallazzi

Forest Products Journal, Vol.71(1), pp.42-45

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13073/FPJ-D-20-00058

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Abstract

The effect of pretreatment with either boron or glycerol followed by thermal modification on the durability of Douglas-fir heartwood was evaluated in an American Wood Protection Association ground proximity test in Hilo, Hawaii. Non-thermally modified samples were generally more heavily decayed than any of the modified woods, but there was no consistent effect of different thermal modification conditions on decay resistance. Thermally modified woods tended to perform better than untreated timbers but not as well as copper azole-treated Douglas-fir heartwood lumber in test at the same site. The results are discussed in relation to how the extreme site conditions might have made it difficult for thermally modified materials to perform.

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Title: Aboveground Field Performance of Douglas-Fir Heartwood Subjected to Combinations of Glycerol, Boron, and Thermal Modification
Authors: Jeffrey Morrell (Author) - Oregon State University
Li Yan (Author) - Northwest A & F University
Jed Cappallazzi (Author) - Oregon State University
Publication details: Forest Products Journal, Vol.71(1), pp.42-45
Publisher: Forest Products Society
DOI: 10.13073/FPJ-D-20-00058
ISSN: 2376-9637
Organisation Unit: Forest Research Institute; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99549706002621
Output Type: Journal article

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