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