In this contribution, the color of dry beech wood from the zone, sapwood, mature wood and false heartwood of Fagus sylvatica L. trees was analyzed, and the measurement values were statistically processed in relation to the lightness coordinate L* as...
Solid wood floors are very common in interior decoration, and their color is an important indicator of product quality, selected in order to achieve the overall aesthetic needed to ensure color consistency. In order to realize the sorting of solid wo...
Solid wood panels are widely used in the wood flooring and furniture industries, and paneling is an excellent material for indoor decoration. The classification of colors helps to improve the appearance of wood products assembled from multiple panels...
This paper presents the differences in the color changes of unsteamed and steamed beech wood (Fagus sylvatica L.) caused by long-term exposure to sunlight on the surface of wood in interiors for 36 months. The light white-gray color of the yellow tin...
The objective of this study was to determine the total color change and mass loss that heat treatment with six different combinations of temperature and time induces in ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.), oak (Quercus robur L.) and walnut (Juglans regia L.)...
A facile method for the fabrication of colloidal photonic crystal coatings with tunable structural color on a wood surface was presented. The photonic crystal coatings were formed from monodisperse latex spheres composed of poly(styrene-methyl methac...
The thermal treatment of wood changes its structure due to the degradation of wood polymers (cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin), so the physical properties of wood are either improved or degraded. Color changes apply not only to natural wood, but a...
When utilizing microspheres to construct structural color layers on wood surfaces, the cellular structure of wood can influence the self-assembly of microspheres and the resulting structural color layers. To investigate this influence, seven types of...
Solid wood flooring has good esthetic properties and is an excellent material for interior decoration. To meet the artistic effects of specific interior decoration requirements, the color of solid wood flooring needs to be coordinated. Thus, the colo...
Color parameters were used in this study to develop a machine learning model for predicting the mechanical properties of artificially weathered fir, alder, oak, and poplar wood. A CIELAB color measuring system was employed to study the color changes...
Hydrothermal treatment of wood, particularly steaming with saturated water steam, is often used to achieve a more intensive and homogenous wood color or to vary its hue. However, information on pear wood (Pyrus communis L.) steaming is limited in the...
This study explores the enhancement of Beech wood (Fagus sylvatica L.) surfaces through the laser engraving of motifs inspired by Romanian textile heritage, combining cultural preservation with modern surface design techniques. A digitization and com...
The paper presents changes in the color and acidity of beech wood with false heartwood in the process of pressure steaming at the temperature interval t = 105 °C and 125 °C during τ = 6 to 24 h. The light white-gray color of sapwood with...
The wood of maple (Acer Pseudopatanus L.) was steamed with a saturated steam-air mixture at a temperature of t = 95 °C or saturated steam at t = 115 °C and t = 135 °C, in order to give a pale pink-brown, pale brown, and brown-red color. S...
Oak wood color plays a critical role in veneer production, where visual consistency directly affects material value. However, production choices are still often based on experience rather than systematic scientific data. Although many studies have ex...
Polystyrene (PSt) microspheres were used to construct rainbow-like, seven-colored structural color coatings on wood surfaces by analyzing how the amount of emulsifier SDBS and emulsion polymerization temperature affected the particle size and monodis...
In this study, the brush method was used to construct structural color layers on the surface of European beech wood, which has wide rays. The purpose was to expand the research on the structural color modification of wood surfaces and to promote its...
Reducing discoloration of wood due to photodegradation caused by ultraviolet (UV) and visible (VIS) radiation enhances its aesthetical value and prolongs the overall service life of protective coatings. In this study, the efficiency of pretreatments...
For a comprehensive understanding of the surface roughness of wood substrates after grinding and its influence on the construction of surface structural color layers (SCLs) and the effect of color production, four typical diffuse-porous wood species...
Structure of wood can affect intensity of color change in remarkable ways. This article was focused on the analysis of the color changes red false heartwood and mature wood by different methods such as ΔE* (Total color difference), h* (Hue angl...
There is restricted knowledge about the potential impact of the use of different wood species on color and anthocyanin changes during the red wine aging process. This lack of knowledge is even greater when no oak wood species are used. Thus, the aim...
Manii (Maesopsis minii) is a fast-growing wood that is mainly produced for light construction and woodworking. The wood has low durability properties and requires improvements in quality. This research aims to evaluate the combination effect of boric...
This work examines the effect of thermal modification temperature (180, 200, and 220 °C) in comparison with reference (untreated) samples on selected optical properties of six tropical wood species—Sp. cedar (Cedrala odorata), iroko (Chloro...
The heterogeneity of color distribution between sapwood and heartwood limits the market for wood from fast-growth plantations of tropical species. Wood color is associated with wood extractives contents. This study presents the relationship between w...
The use of TiO2 nanoparticles for photoprotection comprise a side effect due to the photocatalysis of the nanoparticles under UV radiation. In this work we studied how the suppression of TiO2 photocatalytic activity may affect the production of pheno...
This study investigates the color variations of Turkey oak (Quercus cerris L.) wood originating from different regions in Hungary and different growing site types. Samples were collected from pure and mixed stands under both good and poor growing con...
The purpose of this study was to characterize and quantify the chemical constituents of heartwood and sapwood of Dalbergia oliveri extract in order to investigate the chemical components that determine the formation of heartwood’s color. In thi...
Six kinds of polystyrene (PSt)-based colloidal microspheres were synthesized by adding acrylic acid (AA), methyl methacrylate (MMA), and butyl acrylate (BA) as comonomers in styrene emulsion polymerization. The structurally colored coatings on a wood...
The aims of this work were to determine the color change and physical–mechanical properties of polystyrene glulam from three tropical wood species. Wood laminas were cut from logs harvested from a young plantation forest of manii (Maesopsis eminii),...
The acoustic features of old resonance wood in violins exhibit a superior quality when compared to those from new resonance wood. This study focuses on an assessment of the sound quality of two types of wood for musical instruments, spruce and maple...
The beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) is the most represented tree from the deciduous trees in Slovakia. This paper deals with the issue of color tones of steamed beech wood and furniture products made of it. The main objective of this paper was to identify...
Cunninghamia lanceolata is one of the most important tree species in China due to its significance both in economy and ecology. The aims of the present study were to construct a high-density genetic map and identify a quantitative trait locus (QTL) f...
Colloidal microspheres could be used as raw materials to construct the photonic crystal modification layers on wood surfaces, and the wood would produce gorgeous structural color effect. The diameter, monodispersity and self-assembly of colloidal mic...
Fossil forests have world-wide distribution, commonly preserving mineralized wood that displays vivid hues and complex color patterns. However, the origin of petrified color has received little scientific attention. Color of silicified wood may be in...
Naturalized dyes (NDs) are innovative and eco-friendly synthetic compounds in which a chromophore is covalently linked to a natural sugar (e.g., lactose). The sugar moiety confers water-solubility and biocompatibility to the dye molecule as a whole....
In this study, an Improved Zebra Optimization Algorithm (ZOA) is proposed based on the search mechanism of the Sparrow Optimization Algorithm (SSA), the perturbation mechanism of the Particle Swarm Algorithm (PSO), and the adaptive function. Then, Im...
Scytalidium ganodermophthorum (telomorph: Xylogone ganodermopthora) Kang, Sigler, Lee & Yun is a destructive fungal pathogen that produces a yellow pigment that is used in sustainable product development. Similar pigmenting ascomycetes cause soft...
Currently, the wood coatings industry is focusing on creating unique, vibrant finishes using new functional pigments. Simultaneously, there is a growing adoption of eco-friendly bio-based materials, reflecting trends in other sectors and supporting t...
The color of maritime pine wood is a critical parameter for manufacturing high added value materials (wood flooring or wood paneling for indoor applications). Actually, the color inhomogeneity between heartwood (Hw) and sapwood (Sw) can lead to a dep...
The hydrophobicity and color stability of wood are important properties that can be easily changed when wood is used as a raw material for outdoor products, reducing the service life of wood. Herein, an epoxy@ZnO coating was applied by a two-step sim...
The variation in the typical black-reddish color of red wood ants (Formica rufa group) has been recently suggested as a good indicator of habitat quality, being dependent on environmental conditions. However, the relative contribution of externa...
Color analysis of spalted wood surfaces requires a non-subjective, repeatable method for determining percent of pigmentation on the wood surface. Previously published methods used human visual perception with a square grid overlay to determine the pe...
Although the effect of thermal modification (TM) on teak wood color is well documented, few studies have been carried out on closed-system processes, and it remains unclear what the effect is of different processes on the same material. This work aim...
This work presents the results of the homogenization of the color of sapwood and false heartwood Fagus sylvatica L. into a uniform color shade due to the influence of the temperature of saturated moist air and saturated water steam in individual stea...
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of the duration of heat treatment on changes in the color, as well as the chemical and mechanical properties of Scots pine sapwood. An important element of the research was to obtain the assumed temperat...
This work presents the effect of steaming beech, birch and maple woods on the resulting quality of the milled wood surface. The steaming process of the studied woods results in a targeted change in the color of the wood, which changes from the origin...
The effects of wood knots of Chinese weeping cypress (Cupressus funebris Endl.) wood on selected physical and color properties were investigated. Thirty samples of live knots, dead knots, and clear wood groups were selected for experiments to determi...
There always exists subjective and objective color differences between digital wood grain and real wood grain, making it difficult to replicate the color of natural timber. Therefore, we described a novel method of correcting the chromatic aberration...
Traps baited with attractive lures are increasingly used at entry-points and surrounding natural areas to intercept exotic wood-boring beetles accidentally introduced via international trade. Several trapping variables can affect the efficacy of this...
In order to protect the wood surface and improve the properties of coatings, microcapsules with healable and discoloration functions are produced, and their healable function is obtained using shellac, which can be cured at room temperature, as the r...
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