Table 1.
Density and moisture content of Samama wood before and after treatment
Specimen | Before Being Treated | After Being Treated |
Density (g cm-3) | MC | Density (g cm-3) | MC |
Air-Dry | Oven-Dry | (%) | Air-Dry | Oven-Dry | (%) |
Untreated, 90 °C | 0.42±0.03 | 0.39±0.02 | 13±0.34 | 0.41±0.03 | 0.39±0.03 | 11±0.49 |
Untreated, 180 °C | 0.43±0.00 | 0.40±0.01 | 12±0.55 | 0.39±0.00 | 0.37±0.00 | 6±0.32 |
Untreated, MMA, 90 °C | 0.43±0.01 | 0.40±0.00 | 13±0.70 | 0.70±0.05 | 0.68±0.05 | 6±0.88 |
Untreated, MMA, 180 °C | 0.41±0.01 | 0.38±0.01 | 12±0.98 | 0.52±0.04 | 0.51±0.04 | 5±1.17 |
5% BA, 90 °C | 0.43±0.00 | 0.40±0.00 | 12±0.53 | 0.42±0.00 | 0.39±0.00 | 9±0.76 |
5% BA, 180 °C | 0.44±0.01 | 0.41±0.00 | 13±0.52 | 0.45±0.00 | 0.40±0.00 | 14±1.05 |
5% BA, MMA, 90 °C | 0.41±0.00 | 0.38±0.00 | 12±0.92 | 0.74±0.01 | 0.69±0.02 | 7±0.55 |
5% BA, MMA, 180 °C | 0.38±0.01 | 0.35±0.01 | 12±0.94 | 0.54±0.01 | 0.52±0.01 | 6±1.38 |
5% BX, 90 °C | 0.38±0.01 | 0.35±0.01 | 13±1.11 | 0.39±0.00 | 0.36±0.01 | 14±1.04 |
5% BX, 180 °C | 0.42±0.01 | 0.39±0.01 | 13±0.88 | 0.41±0.00 | 0.38±0.01 | 11±0.52 |
5% BX, MMA, 90 °C | 0.41±0.01 | 0.38±0.01 | 13±0.28 | 0.72±0.04 | 0.67±0.04 | 7±0.85 |
5% BX, MMA, 180 °C | 0.39±0.01 | 0.36±0.01 | 13±0.74 | 0.63±0.09 | 0.60±0.09 | 7±0.71 |