Table 3.
Change of density and mass loss of the three wood species after heat treatment
Content | Royal paulownia | Suwon silver poplar | Korean red pine |
Density (g/cm3) | Mass loss (%) | Density (g/cm3) | Mass loss (%) | Density (g/cm3) | Mass loss (%) |
Control | 0.26±0.02 | - | 0.55±0.04 | - | 0.50±0.06 | - |
160°C | 0.26±0.01 | 1.8±0.27 | 0.53±0.03 | 1.5±0.14 | 0.49±0.05 | 2.2±0.32 |
180°C | 0.26±0.01 | 8.6±0.27 | 0.51±0.04 | 2.8±0.18 | 0.47±0.04 | 3.5±0.25 |
200°C | 0.25±0.02 | 11.4±0.29 | 0.49±0.01 | 5.8±0.46 | 0.45±0.03 | 6.4±0.30 |
220°C | 0.23±0.04 | 15.0±0.76 | 0.49±0.04 | 13.6±1.62 | 0.45±0.04 | 9.2±0.54 |