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Changing in Larch Sapwood Extractives Due to Distinct Ionizing Radiation Sources

  • Faculty of Furniture Design and Wood Engineering, Transilvania University of Brasov
  • Department of Material Sciences and Process Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
  • Salzburg Center for Smart Materials

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Abstract

Wood extractives have an influence on different material properties. This study deals with the changes in wood extractives of larch sapwood due to two different low doses of energy irradiations. Electron beam irradiation (EBI) and Γ-ray irradiation treatments were done by using two industrial processes. After the different modifications the extractions were performed with an accelerated solvent extractor (ASE) using hexane and acetone/water. The qualitative and quantitative chemical differences of irradiated larch sapwood samples were analysed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) vibrational spectroscopy methods. The yields of the quantitative extractions decreased due to the two different irradiation processes. While the compounds extracted with nonpolar solvent from wood were reduced, the number of compounds with polar functionalities increased based on the oxidation process. Quantitatively, resin acids and polyphenols were highly affected when exposed to the two irradiation sources, leading to significant changes (up, down) in their relative amount. Furthermore, two new substances were found in the extracts of larch sapwood samples after EBI orΓ-ray treatments. New insight into the different effects of larch sapwood and wood extractives by EBI and Γ-ray was gained in this study.
Original languageEnglish
JournalMater.
Volume14
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Mar 2021

Keywords

  • EBI;Γ-ray
  • FT-IR
  • GC-MS
  • Larch sapwood
  • Wood extractives
  • Acetone
  • Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
  • Gas chromatography
  • Irradiation
  • Mass spectrometry
  • Spectroscopic analysis
  • Wood products
  • Electron beam irradiation
  • Fourier transform infra red (FTIR) spectroscopy
  • Gamma-ray irradiation
  • Gas chromatography-mass spectrometries (GC-MS)
  • Industrial processs
  • Irradiation process
  • Irradiation sources
  • Quantitative extraction
  • Gamma rays

Classification according to Österreichische Systematik der Wissenschaftszweige (ÖFOS 2012)

  • 205006 Wood research

Applied Research Level (ARL)

  • ARL Level 2 - Description of the application of a principle

Research focus/foci

  • Sustainable Materials and Technologies

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