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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2025, Vol. 61 ›› Issue (1): 166-175.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20230582

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The Influence of Melamine-Urea-Glyoxal (MUG) Resin Impregnation Modification on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Castanopsis hystrix Wood

Yan Chen,Surong Meng,Anmin Huang,Yingying Su,Bailing Sun*()   

  1. Research Institute of Wood Industry, Chinese Academy of Forestry Beijing 100091
  • Received:2023-11-30 Online:2025-01-25 Published:2025-02-09
  • Contact: Bailing Sun E-mail:sun_bai_ling@163.com

Abstract:

Objective: In this paper, impregnation modification utilizing melamine-urea-glyoxal (MUG) resin is proposed to improve the cracking defect of plantation grown Castanopsis hystrix wood and increase its value. Method: MUG resin with different mass fractions (10%, 15%, 20%, and 25%) was used to modify plantation C. hystrix wood (denoted as MUG10, MUG15, MUG20, MUG25). The changes in wood's physical and mechanical properties before and after modification were analyzed. The changes in pore structures were also investigated through nitrogen adsorption, mercury intrusion, and scanning electron microscopy methods. Result: The results showed that the dimensional stability and mechanical properties of resin-impregnated wood were significantly improved with the increasing mass fraction of MUG resin. When the mass fraction of MUG was 25%, the WPG (weight percent gain) of resin-impregnated wood was 21.1%, oven-dried density was 762 kg·m?3, and the difference between the oven-dried density of earlywood and latewood was 42.0%, which was lower than that of untreated wood. The ASE (anti swelling efficiency) of tangential, radial, and volume of the resin-impregnated wood (MUG25) were 52.06%, 39.96%, and 44.30%, respectively. And the ratio of radial and tangential wet swelling was 0.70 indicating the anisotropy of modified wood decreased. Compared with the untreated wood, the modulus of elasticity (MOE), modulus of rupture (MOR), and compressive strength (CS) of resin-impregnated wood (MUG25) were increased by 35.59%, 30.01%, and 32.78%, respectively, and the hardness of radial section, tangential section, and cross section were increased by 37.13%, 13.46%, and 27.94%, respectively. Furthermore, the porosity of the resin-impregnated wood decreased and the pores such as wood vessels, fibers, and pits in wood cell were filled with resins. Conclusion: MUG resin-impregnated modification can effectively improve the dimensional stability of C. hystrix wood and expand its application scope.

Key words: Castanopsis hystrix wood, melamine-urea-glyoxal (MUG) resin, dimensional stability, mechanical properties, porosity

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