Author:
Sivonen H.,Maunu S. L.,Sundholm F.,Jämsä S.,Viitaniemi P.
Abstract
Summary
Thermal modification of wood produces a wood material with many interesting properties, such as
enhanced dimensional stability, lower equilibrium moisture content and increased biological durability.
Changes in the chemical structure of pine (Pinus sylvestris) caused by thermal treatment
were investigated by studying various components of wood using 13C CPMAS NMR spectroscopy.
Electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy on the same set of samples was used to study the formation
and stability of free radicals formed during the treatment. The most remarkable changes
revealed by solid state NMR were the increase in relative crystallinity of cellulose and destruction
and deacetylation of hemicelluloses. Changes in the lignin fraction were mostly registered as diminishment
in the methoxyl content, although the intensity of the aromatic region increased relative
to the carbohydrate fraction during the treatment. Increase in the intensities of the ESR signals
from thermally treated wood samples proves the formation of stable free radicals. In addition,
radical formation is believed to take part in condensation reactions leading to crosslinks within the
lignin and possibly between lignin and other wood components. Both of the methods used indicate
that the changes are most remarkable when the treatment temperature is over 200°C.
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