Within the wood products industry, and the consumer market for finished wood products, the desired color for maple lumber is "white." Past research has proven that log age and harvest season do not have adverse effects on maple color. It is found that initial dry bulb temperature, relative humidity, and initial moisture content are variables that have the greatest affect on surface and interior color change in maple lumber.; In this research study, hard maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) and red maple (Acer rubrum Marsh.) lumber specimens were dried under various controlled laboratory conditions to replicate an industrial kiln drying process. The comparison of the occurrence within interior color of the specimens was determined at specific initial dry bulb temperatures and initial target moisture content conditions, by mechanical analysis with a spectrophotometer. Statistical analysis of the color data indicates that high initial dry bulb temperatures have more adverse effects on interior color than do lower temperatures along with moisture contents above the fiber saturation point (FSP), which affect oxidative reactions within ray parenchyma cells.; Keywords. Air-dried, core temperature, initial dry bulb temperature, initial target moisture content, interior color, L*a*b* color values, oxidative reaction.
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机译:在木制品工业以及木制品的消费市场中,枫木所需的颜色是“白色”。过去的研究证明,伐木年龄和收获季节对枫树的颜色没有不利影响。已经发现,初始干燥球温度,相对湿度和初始水分含量是对枫木表面和内部颜色变化影响最大的变量。在这项研究中,硬枫木和枫叶木材标本在各种受控的实验室条件下进行干燥,以仿制工业窑炉的干燥过程。通过分光光度计的机械分析,在特定的初始干球温度和初始目标水分含量条件下,确定了样品内部颜色发生的比较。颜色数据的统计分析表明,较高的初始干球温度比较低的温度以及高于纤维饱和点(FSP)的水分含量对内部颜色的不利影响更大,这会影响射线实质细胞内的氧化反应。关键字。风干,核心温度,初始干球温度,初始目标水分含量,内部颜色,L * a * b *颜色值,氧化反应。
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