Influence of Natural and Artificial Weathering on the Colour Change of Different Wood and Wood-Based Materials
| Autor: | Nejc Thaler, Davor Kržišnik, Boštjan Lesar, Miha Humar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0106 biological sciences
Weathering 02 engineering and technology blue staining fungi 01 natural sciences Natural (archaeology) Dothichiza pithyophila natural weathering les 010608 biotechnology artificial weathering glive modrivke udc:630*8 umetno pospešeno staranje Forestry lcsh:QK900-989 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Pulp and paper industry barvne spremembe Laboratory test colour change Blue stain lcsh:Plant ecology Environmental science Correlation factors 0210 nano-technology naravno staranje wood |
| Zdroj: | Forests, Vol 9, Iss 8, p 488 (2018) Forests, vol. 9, no. 8, 488, 2018. Forests Volume 9 Issue 8 |
| ISSN: | 1999-4907 |
| Popis: | The importance of the aesthetic performance of wood is increasing and the colour is one of the most important parameters of aesthetics, hence the colour stability of twelve different wood-based materials was evaluated by several in-service and laboratory tests. The wood used for wooden faç ades and decking belongs to a group of severely exposed surfaces. Discolouration of wood in such applications is a long-known phenomenon, which is a result of different biotic and abiotic causes. The ongoing in-service trial started in October 2013, whilst a laboratory test mimicking seasonal exposure was performed in parallel. Samples were exposed to blue stain fungi (Aureobasidium pullulans and Dothichiza pithyophila) in a laboratory test according to the EN 152 procedure. Afterwards, the same samples were artificially weathered and re-exposed to the same blue stain fungi for the second time. The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the synergistic effect of weathering and staining. The broader aim of the study was to determine the correlation factors between artificial and natural weathering and to compare laboratory and field test data of fungal disfigurement of various bio-based materials. During the four years of exposure, the most prominent colour changes were determined on decking. Respective changes on the faç ade elements were significantly less prominent, being the lest evident on the south and east faç ade. The results showed that there are positive correlations between natural weathering and the combination of artificial weathering and blue staining. Hence, the artificial weathering of wood-based materials in the laboratory should consist of two steps, blue staining and artificial weathering, in order to simulate colour changes. |
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