Potential for using essential oils to protect viscoelastic thermal compression-treated hybrid poplar

A Scouse; F A Kamke; Jeffrey J Morrell

doi:10.13073/FPJ-D-14-00078

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Potential for using essential oils to protect viscoelastic thermal compression-treated hybrid poplar

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Potential for using essential oils to protect viscoelastic thermal compression-treated hybrid poplar

A Scouse, F A Kamke and Jeffrey J Morrell

Forest Products Journal, Vol.65(3-4), pp.93-99

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13073/FPJ-D-14-00078

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The potential for using pretreatment with cinnamon leaf oil or juniper foliage oil to improve the durability of viscoelastic thermal compression (VTC)-treated hybrid poplar was explored in a field termite test and a laboratory mold test. The addition of oils prior to VTC processing had variable effects on resistance to both mold and termite attack. Subsequent gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy assessment of residual oil components in VTC processed material suggested that the heating associated with the process was associated with substantial degradation of oil components that might help explain the lack of protective effect. The results suggest that further attempts to use essential oils to improve the durability of VTC processed materials must first explore less aggressive heating conditions to reduce the potential for thermal degradation of oil components while still achieving the attractive gains in physical properties associated with the process.

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Title: Potential for using essential oils to protect viscoelastic thermal compression-treated hybrid poplar
Authors: A Scouse (Author) - Pacific Woodtech Corp., United States
F A Kamke (Author) - Oregon University, United States
Jeffrey J Morrell (Author) - Oregon University, United States
Publication details: Forest Products Journal, Vol.65(3-4), pp.93-99
Publisher: Forest Products Society
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.13073/FPJ-D-14-00078
ISSN: 0015-7473
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450739502621
Output Type: Journal article

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