Physicomechanical and Morphological Structure Analysis on the Oil-heat Treated 10 Years Tectona grandis | Chapter 12 | Research Highlights in Science and Technology Vol. 3

 This paper checked properties that focussed on the microphotographs form, physical properties, and machinelike characterization of the heat-medicated 10-year-traditional cultivated Tectona grandis forest. The harvested wood was commit the heat treatment process at 160°C, 200°C, and 240°C for two hours in an electrically stimulate oil heat-situation machine. The heat-acted and the control untreated samples were subsequently unprotected in the two (2) age grave-yard tests ground. Selected teak forest was taken out after sustaining a certain ending of testing. Moreover, the material properties, to a degree the moisture content, maximum density, fundamental density, and volumetric decrease were determined. The machinelike properties were evaluated using static turning and compression tests concentrating on the modulus of elasticity (MOE) and modulus of rupture (MOR). The physicomechanical test was completed activity according to the ASTM standard.  The study revealed that the lubricate heat-treatment process changed the cell form of the teak wood, specifically at those exposed to elevated hotnesses. Changes were observed in the fibre and parenchyma containers of the wood, and the heat situation process generally improved the characteristics of the wood, specifically in the physical characteristics. The Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) was used to study changes in the wood's plants and microstructures especially on treated, not cooked, and ground test samples. The study results showed that the lubricate heat-treatment process revised the durability of teak forest against wood-decaying fungi. Nonetheless, extreme heat situation temperatures changed the teak wood's containers’ structure, leading to discounted strength in the container walls but at an satisfactory level.

Author(s) Details:

Mohamad Saiful Sulaiman,
Centre of Excellence in Wood Engineered Products, University of Technology Sarawak (UTS), Sibu 96000, Sarawak, Malaysia and University of Technology Sarawak (UTS), Sibu 96000, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Razak Wahab,
Centre of Excellence in Wood Engineered Products, University of Technology Sarawak (UTS), Sibu 96000, Sarawak, Malaysia and University of Technology Sarawak (UTS), Sibu 96000, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Sofiyah Mohd Razali,
Centre of Excellence in Wood Engineered Products, University of Technology Sarawak (UTS), Sibu 96000, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Hashim W. Samsi,
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Malaysia.

Ros Syazmini Mohd Ghani,
Centre of Excellence in Wood Engineered Products, University of Technology Sarawak (UTS), Sibu 96000, Sarawak, Malaysia and University of Technology Sarawak (UTS), Sibu 96000, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Taharah Edin,
Centre of Excellence in Wood Engineered Products, University of Technology Sarawak (UTS), Sibu 96000, Sarawak, Malaysia and University of Technology Sarawak (UTS), Sibu 96000, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Nasihah Mokhtar,
Centre of Excellence in Wood Engineered Products, University of Technology Sarawak (UTS), Sibu 96000, Sarawak, Malaysia and University of Technology Sarawak (UTS), Sibu 96000, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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