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Studying Changes in the Structure of Thermally Modified Beech Wood by IR Fourier Spectroscopy

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Wood of forest beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) has high physical and mechanical properties and is widely used in various industries. In this paper, it is shown that, when exposed to elevated temperatures, changes in the chemical composition of forest beech wood, disordering of bonds in the system of lignin and holocellulose, transformation of lignin, and decomposition of holocellulose caused mainly by the decomposition of part of hemicelluloses occur.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The experiments were carried out in the laboratory of the Center for Collective Use of Scientific Equipment Center for Physical and Mechanical Testing of Wood at the Mytishchi Branch of Bauman Moscow State Technical University.

Funding

This work was carried out with the financial support of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, project no. 37.8809.2017/BCh, “Study of the Structure, Properties, and Characteristics of Wood as a Natural Functional Material for the Development of Energy-Saving and Environmentally Friendly Technologies for Products with Specified Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, and Thermal Characteristics.”

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  1. Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Mytishchi Branch, 141005, Mytishchi, Moscow oblast, Russia

    G. A. Gorbacheva & V. G. Sanaev

  2. Institute of Solid State Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432, Chernogolovka, Moscow oblast, Russia

    A.V. Bazhenov

  3. Zvolen Technical University, 960 53, Zvolen, Slovak Republic

    I. Shukhanova

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Gorbacheva, G.A., Bazhenov, A., Shukhanova, I. et al. Studying Changes in the Structure of Thermally Modified Beech Wood by IR Fourier Spectroscopy. Inorg. Mater. Appl. Res. 11, 919–924 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075113320040115

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