• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2020

Indonesian log production is dominated by young trees harvested from plantation forests. The timber contains of sapwood and juvenile wood, which are not resistant to termite attack. Smoking treatment can enhance wood resistance to termite attack, but it also changes the color. Specimens of mangium (Acacia mangium) and sengon (Falcataria moluccana) wood were exposed for 1, 2, and 3 weeks to smoke produced from the pyrolysis of salam (Syzygium polyanthum) wood. The color change of the wood was measured using the CIELab method. In addition, wood specimens were exposed to subterranean termites (Coptotermes curvignathus Holmgren) under laboratory conditions. Untreated and imidacloprid-preserved wood samples were also prepared for comparison purposes. The results showed that the color of smoked wood differed from that of untreated wood, and the color change for sengon was greater than for mangium. In addition, the 1-week smoking period changed the wood color less than the 2- and 3-week periods, which did not differ. Imidacloprid-preserved wood had distinctive color changes compared to untreated wood. Untreated mangium wood had moderate resistance to subterranean termite attack (resistance class III), while sengon had very poor resistance (resistance class V). Salam wood smoke enhanced wood resistance to termite attack, and smoke treatment of 1 week for mangium and 2 weeks for sengon resulted in the wood becoming very resistant (resistance class I). Both types of smoked wood were more resistant to subterranean termite attack than imidacloprid-preserved wood (average class II resistance).

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.265-273
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• 2015

In general, when wood products are used outdoors for a certain period of time the surface color of wood changes due to light, water, heat and so on. This color change can be considered importantly for the product's market value. In this study, the color change of ACQ (Alkaline Copper Quaternary) and CBHDO (CuO $H_3BO_3$ N-cyclohexyldiazenium-anion) treated wood and untreated wood was investigated during 2-year weathering test. From this experimental study, it was found that the colors of the treated wood changed more reddish and yellowish from green. Meanwhile, the untreated wood turned to grey color rapidly. Also, the color of the treated wood in short-term exposure changed closer to the inherent color of the fresh natural wood than that of the untreated woods.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.315-325
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• 2020

Boron compound had many advantages as wood preservative, but it was prone to leaching. Improving boron preservation was required to extend the service life of fast growing and low durability red jabon (Antochephalus macrophyllus) hardwood. This study aimed to evaluate the dimensional stability, color change and durability of modified red jabon wood by double impregnation with boron and methyl methacrylate (MMA) and heat treatment. Impregnation I used boric acid or borax, and impregnation II used MMA, while heat treatment used temperatures of 90 ℃ or 180 ℃ for 4 hours. The dimensional stability, leachability, water absorption, color change and decay resistance of modified red jabon wood were tested. The results showed that MMA impregnation increased the dimensional stability of red jabon wood, while the leaching and water absorption in the wood significantly reduced. Heating at 180 ℃ caused less water absorption and higher dimensional stability of the wood than that of heating at 90 ℃. Impregnation with boric acid and MMA followed by heating at 90 ℃ resulted in the highest wood ASE, 89.9%. The color change (∆E^*) of wood increased significantly after MMA impregnation and heating at 180 ℃. Boric acid impregnation caused more resistant wood than borax impregnation against decay fungi and termites. Impregnation with boric acid and MMA followed with heating at 180 ℃ increased significantly the wood resistance against decay fungi and termites.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.238-243
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• 2011

라디에타 소나무(Pinus radiata D.Don) 열압밀화 목재의 압밀화 시간과 온도에 따른 재색의 변화를 관찰하였다. 색차계를 이용하여 재색을 측정하였으며, NBS (National Bureau of Standards)에 의해 색차를 평가하였다. 그 결과 압밀화 온도의 증가에 따라 백색도는 감소하였고, 적색도와 황색도는 증가하였다. 그리고 대부분의 색차는 'Very Much (대단한 차)'로 나타났다. 압밀화 시간의 증가에 따른 재색의 변화는 압밀화 시간의 증가에 따라 백색도는 감소하였으나 감소폭은 온도에 의한 영향보다 적은 것으로 나타났다. 적색도와 황색도에 미치는 열 압밀화 시간의 영향은 미약하였다. 즉 압밀화 가열온도와 가압시간의 증가에 따라 재색의 암색화가 나타났으며, 재색변화에는 압밀화 시간보다 가열온도의 영향이 더욱 큰 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.9-18
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 인도네시아산 주요 조림 4수종 목재의 기후열화에 대한 내구성을 평가하기 위하여 재색변화를 조사하였다. 자외선, 촉진내후시험 및 야외노출 등의 세 가지 조건에서 실험하였고 색차계를 이용하여 재색변화($L^*a^*b^*$)와 색변화량(${\Delta}E*ab$)을 측정하였다. 그 결과, 공시수종 목재 모두 자외선 조사에 의해 목재의 색이 뚜렷하게 변화되었다. 자외선 노출조건에서 명도는 거의 변화가 없었고, 4수종 목재 모두 적색화 및 황색화가 진행되었다. 촉진내후시험 조건에서 공시목재 모두 백색화가 진행되었고, 녹색화 및 청색화가 진행되었다. 야외폭로 조건에서 Albizia재와 Gmelina재는 백색도가 감소하였고, Mangium재와 Mindi재는 백색도가 오히려 상승하였으며, 4수종 모두 녹색화 및 청색화가 진행되었다. 색변화량은 자외선노출 조건에서 Albizia재와 Gmelina재가 컸고 Mangium재와 Mindi재는 다소 작았다. 또한, 목재의 색변화는 자외선과 더불어 수분의 존재상태에 크게 의존하는 것으로 생각되었다. 결론적으로, 자외선 조사는 목재의 색상을 뚜렷하게 하여 목재의 가치를 향상시킬 수 있는 하나의 방법으로 생각되었다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.213-222
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• 2017

Heat treatment of wood is an attractive alternative environmentally-friendly treatment to add value of less valuable woods by improving color, dimensional stability, and natural durability. To improve the color properties of Korean white pine (Pinus koraiensis) and royal paulownia (Pauwlonia tomentosa), we treated the woods at $160^{\circ}C$, $180^{\circ}C$, $200^{\circ}C$, and $220^{\circ}C$ for 2 hours. Color change after heat treatment was evaluated using the CIE-Lab color system and survey was conducted to determine the consumer preferences towards color of heat-treated wood. Lightness ($L^*$) decreased with increasing temperature and the higher degree of change was obtained in royal paulownia. The red/green chromaticity ($a^*$) in both wood decreased after heat treatment at $160^{\circ}C$, and constantly increased after heat treatment at $180^{\circ}C$ to $220^{\circ}C$. Yellow/blue chromaticity ($b^*$) in Korean white pine tended to increase after heat treatment at $160^{\circ}C$, then decreased gradually afterwards. In royal paulownia, $b^*$ values linearly increased with increasing temperature. Overall color change (${\Delta}E^*$) increased with increasing temperature with higher degree obtained in royal paulownia. Samples with the clamps in both wood species showed lower degree of the change in $L^*$, $a^*$, b and ${\Delta}E^*$. The results of the consumer preferences test showed that the darker colors of heat-treated woods were more preferred by consumers compared to the lighter colors of untreated woods. Consequently, heat treatment could enhance the color properties of Korean white pine and royal paulownia woods for value added products.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.483-494
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• 2017

본 총설에서는 목재의 기상열화 특성(색상, 목재표면의 미세구조 및 화학적 변화)과 국제적으로 다양하게 이용되는 내후성시험방법에 관한 국제적 연구동향에 대하여 보고한다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.471-481
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• 2021

This study investigated the hygroscopicity and UV deterioration characteristics of 3 domestic and 4 imported woods using natural oil, stain, and varnish paints. In terms of hygroscopicity, it was found that the hygroscopicity of the painted wood was lower than that of the unpainted wood, and that as the number of coatings increased, the hygroscopicity decreased. In terms of anti-absorption, oil-based chemical paints showed higher resistance than water-based paints, and natural oils showed results comparable to oil-based paints. As for the UV deterioration, the amount of color change of the painted wood was lower than that of the unpainted wood, and there was no significant difference according to the number of times of painting. The amount of color change was found to be low in oil-based paints and hardwoods. Through this study, we confirmed effective moisture blocking and small color changes during painting using paints, and it is believed that wood can be protected from internal and external defects through selective and efficient painting based on data for excellent painting performance.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.566-573
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• 2021

We investigated color changes on the outer surfaces of Phyllostachys bambusoides bam-boo by heat treatment under three different temperatures (180℃, 200℃, and 220℃) for three different durations (60 min, 90 min, and 120 min). A method of predicting the bam-boo surface color change after heat treatment was developed to provide valuable information and increase the added value of domestic bamboo products. The three average color parameters L^*, a^*, and b^* decreased, and the overall color changes increased as the severity factor increased. The values of L^* × a^* × b^* were highly related to the severity factor, and the optimal duration time for the desired bamboo surface color with a certain heat-treatment temperature could be estimated.

• 한국가구학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.262-266
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• 2015

This study was carried out to analyze the surface color change according to the weathering time. The surface color of material was one of evaluation indexes in exposure experiment. For the purpose, accelerated weathering test was performed with wood. The weathering time level was composed with 0, 500, 1000, 1500 and 2000 hours and color difference was estimated with the color difference meter. The surface color was changed to 500 hours that lightness and redness were decreased and yellowness was increased. However it did not changed after 500 hours. It means that the surface color could be the evaluation index of deterioration of the wood but it means very little after certain time.