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Modification of wood cell wall with water-soluble vinyl monomer to improve dimensional stability and its mechanism

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In this work, a new simple and environmentally friendly wood modification method was used to improve the dimensional stability of fast-growing wood. The wood samples were submerged in a neutral aqueous solution of 40% N-isopropylacrylamide/2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (NIPAM/HEMA) at a mass ratio of 1/6 in the presence of catalytic amounts of 2,2′-azobis[2-methylpropionamidine] dihydrochloride (AAPH). The impregnated samples were heated at 60 °C for 12 h, followed by a heating period at 103 ± 2 °C for 12 h, in the course of which an in situ graft polymerization occurred in the cell wall. The results of scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray analyses indicate that the water-soluble vinyl monomers could effectively permeate into the wood cell walls. Infrared spectra showed that water-soluble monomers were in situ polymerized in wood. The results of XPS indicate that the water-soluble vinyl monomers could graft onto wood cell walls. The dimensional stability of poplar wood modified by the water-soluble vinyl monomers treatment was remarkably improved compared with that of untreated poplar wood.

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The authors are very grateful for financial support from the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFD0600203).

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  1. Research Institute of Forestry New Technology, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Xiangshan Road, Beijing, 100091, China

    Yaoge Huang & Gaiyun Li

  2. Key Laboratory of Wood Science and Technology of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Wood Industry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Dongxiaofu Xiangshan Road, Beijing, 100091, China

    Yaoge Huang

  3. Hunan Collaborative Innovation Center for Effective Utilizing of Wood and Bamboo Resources, Research Institute of Wood Industry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Xiangshan Road, Beijing, 100091, China

    Gaiyun Li & Fuxiang Chu

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Huang, Y., Li, G. & Chu, F. Modification of wood cell wall with water-soluble vinyl monomer to improve dimensional stability and its mechanism. Wood Sci Technol 53, 1051–1060 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-019-01112-0

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