Investigating Cell Wall Diffusion in Wood Modified with Phenol Urea Formaldehyde Resin in Different Length Scales.

ABSTRACT: Wood modification using low molecular weight thermosetting resins improves the biological durability and dimensional stability of wood while avoiding increasingly regulated biocides. During the modification process, resin monomers diffuse from the cell lumen to the cell wall, occupying micropore spaces before in situ curing at 150 °C. This study investigated the mechanism of cell wall diffusion at multiple scales, comparing two test groups where diffusion was either facilitated or restricted. Antiswelling efficiency tests demonstrated improved dimensional stability when diffusion was facilitated. Differential scanning calorimetry showed that bound water was excluded more effectively from the cell wall if cell wall diffusion was enabled. Solid-state NMR spectroscopy (¹H MA

SUBMITTER: Kupfernagel C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11825066 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature