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

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Type</td><td class="align_center">Initial MC (%)</td><td class="align_center">Heating temperatures (°C)</td><td class="align_center">Crystallinity (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">1</td><td class="align_center">15</td><td class="align_center">0</td><td class="align_center">89.4</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">2</td><td class="align_center">15</td><td class="align_center">180</td><td class="align_center">82.7</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">3</td><td class="align_center">15</td><td class="align_center">200</td><td class="align_center">73.6</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">4</td><td class="align_center">15</td><td class="align_center">220</td><td class="align_center">68.3</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Crystallinity of untreated and heat-treated specimens.</div>

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