The Influence of a Thermal Treatment on the Decay Resistance of Wood via FTIR Analysis

Table 4

Weight loss of untreated and heat-treated specimens after decay resistance tests.

Set no. of specimens	Initial MC (%)	Heating temperatures (°C)	Weight loss (%)
1	30	220	8.69
2	15	220	10.80
3	5	220	10.88
4	30	200	10.40
5	15	200	11.07
6	5	200	11.60
7	30	180	12.16
8	15	180	13.29
9	5	180	13.35
10	30	Untreated	28.94
11	15	Untreated	22.23
12	5	Untreated	21.09