Effects of oil types and treatment temperature on the properties of wood subjected to thermal modification in oil medium

IRG/WP 12-40574

L Awoyemi, M M Apetogbor, A A Oteng-Amoako

The effect of the use of oil as a medium of heat transfer during thermal modification of different species of wood has been widely investigated with different results accruing with regards to the various end-use properties of the materials. However very little have been done on the effect of oil types as well as its interaction with treatment temperature on the resultant properties of the material. This study investigates the variations in the properties of wood thermally modified in oil as a result of the differences in the oil used, treatment temperature and the interaction between the two parameters. The two oil types (olive oil and recycled engine oil) were found to exert varying degrees of impacts on the properties of wood during modification and this was suggested to be due to differences in the properties of the oil such as viscosity and boiling point.


Keywords: thermal modification, oil types, temperature, interaction effect, wood properties

Conference: 12-05-06/10 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


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