Figures & data
Figure 1. SEM micrographs of untreated hexacyclite (a) and hexacyclite dispersed with sodium hexametaphosphate (b). (c) Average distribution of hexacyclite particle size.
Figure 2. SEM micrographs of the radial (a) and transverse (c) sections of poplar wood. SEM micrographs of the radial (b) and transverse (d) sections of modified wood.
Figure 3. (a) FT-IR spectra of the modified wood samples. (b) and (c) XRD spectra of hexacyclite and modified wood, respectively. (d) WPG and LAR of modified wood. (e) Density of the untreated and modified wood samples. (f) Release of negative oxygen ions from the modified wood.
Table 1. Weight percentage gain and liquid absorption rate of the modified wood samples.
Figure 4. Detection of temperature in various wood layers (a), changes in internal temperature during the drying of untreated wood (b) and modified wood (c). Changes in moisture content in the layers of untreated wood (d) and modified wood (e) at different moisture levels.
Figure 5. Distribution of T2 values in the untreated wood (a) and modified wood (b) samples. (c) Hexacyclite infrared emissivity spectrum for poplar wood. Moisture content gradient in the untreated wood (d) and modified wood (e). (f) Modified wood drying rate.
Table 2. Moisture content of wood samples at each drying stage.