A NMR study of water distribution in hardwoods at several equilibrium moisture contents

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• 作者：Giana Almeida ; St¨¦phane Gagn¨¦ and Roger E. Hern¨¢ndez
• 刊名：Wood Science and Technology
• 出版年：2007
• 出版时间：April, 2007
• 年：2007
• 卷：41
• 期：4
• 页码：293-307
• 全文大小：245 KB

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The water state of one tropical (Robinia coccinea) and two temperate (Acer saccharum and Fagus grandifolia) hardwoods was determined at different equilibrium moisture contents (EMC) during desorption at 25¡ãC. NMR technique was used to separate different components of water in wood. The species studied presented different structures, which were apparent on the spin–spin relaxation T₂ values. Three different water components were separated: slow T₂ (liquid water in vessel elements), medium T₂ (liquid water in fiber and parenchyma elements) and fast T₂ (bound or cell wall water). The NMR results showed that even at equilibrated conditions a region exists where loss of liquid water and bound water takes place simultaneously. This region will vary according to the wood structure. Finally, liquid water was present at EMC lower than the fiber saturation point, which contradicts the concept of this point when considered as a bulk property of wood.