Physico-chemistry of retification
Wood retification : process and applications
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Physico-chemistry of retification
Wood retification : process and applications

Author : René GUYONNET

Publication date: November 10, 2016 | Lire en français

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1. Physico-chemistry of retification

1.1 The role of retification in wood heat treatment

The idea of thermally stabilizing and preserving wood is not new. Prehistoric man hardened arrowheads with a flame. Farmers preserve wooden stakes and fence posts by burning the buried end. Industrial heat treatment of lumber dates back to the American White (1944) and Stamm (1946)

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