A comparative study on photodegradation of twenty-three wood species after UV irradiation

• Published in: Radiation physics and chemistry (Oxford, England : 1993) Vol. 223; p. 111986
• Main Authors: Tomak, Eylem D., Ermeydan, Mahmut A., Can, Ahmet, Aydın, Mehmet A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2024
• Subjects: Color change; Exotic wood; Native wood; Surface chemistry; Surface roughness; UV irradiation; Color change; UV irradiation; Surface roughness; Exotic wood; Native wood; Surface chemistry

The study investigates the effect of UV irradiation on different native and exotic wood species which is an open subject of research. Thirteen native wood species and ten exotic wood species, totally twenty-three wood species, all important for wood industry in Turkey, were subjected to UVA-340nm ir...