Preparation and properties of hydrophobic and transparent wood

Linhu Ding; Xiaoshuai Han; Lian Chen; Shaohua Jiang

doi:10.1016/j.jobab.2022.02.001

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Linhu Ding, Xiaoshuai Han, Lian Chen, Shaohua Jiang. Preparation and properties of hydrophobic and transparent wood[J]. Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2022, 7(4): 295-305. doi: 10.1016/j.jobab.2022.02.001

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Linhu Ding, Xiaoshuai Han, Lian Chen, Shaohua Jiang. Preparation and properties of hydrophobic and transparent wood[J]. Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2022, 7(4): 295-305. doi: 10.1016/j.jobab.2022.02.001

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Preparation and properties of hydrophobic and transparent wood

doi: 10.1016/j.jobab.2022.02.001

Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China

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Corresponding author: E-mail address: hxs141424@163.com (X. Han); E-mail address: shaohua.jiang@njfu.edu.cn (S. Jiang)
Received Date: 2021-11-15
Accepted Date: 2022-02-26
Rev Recd Date: 2022-02-19

Available Online: 2022-07-20

Publish Date: 2022-11-01

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Abstract

Natural wood (NW) was treated with sodium chlorite to obtain delignified wood (DW) in this study, then epoxy was impregnated to get transparent wood (TW), and finally the TW was coated with perfluorodecyltriethoxysilane (FAS) to acquire hydrophobic and transparent wood (HTW). The hydroxyl group generated by the hydrolysis of the FAS and the hydroxyl group of the epoxy underwent a dehydration condensation reaction to generate a Si–O–C bond, while the FAS molecules were also dehydrated and condensed to form a Si–O–Si bond according to Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Therefore, the mechanical property and thermal stability of the HTW were better than the TW based on their tensile tests and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Due to the large reduction of hydroxyl in epoxy, the hydrophobicity of the HTW was greatly improved compared with the TW, and their contact angles were 113° and 77°, respectively. The results of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that epoxy was filled in the voids of wood. In addition, the coating of the FAS did not obviously reduce the transmittance, and the transmittance of the TW and HTW was 69% and 67% at 750 nm. All in all, the HTW has potential for application in transparent decoration.
- Epoxy,
- Hydrophobicity,
- Perfluorodecyltriethoxysilane,
- Transmittance,
- Transparent wood

Declaration of competing interest All authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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