Environmental performance of combined treated wood. Issue 1 (2nd January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kuka, Edgars; Cirule, Dace; Andersone, Ingeborga; Andersons, Bruno; Kurnosova, Nina; Verovkins, Anrijs; Puke, Maris
• Is Part Of: Wood material science & engineering. Volume 18:Issue 1(2023)
• Page Start: 88
• Page End: 96
• Publication Date: 2023-01-02
• Subjects: Impregnation -- thermal modification -- LCA -- modified wood -- service life; Wood -- Periodicals; Wood products -- Periodicals; Building, Wooden -- Periodicals; 624.184
• DOI: 10.1080/17480272.2022.2153737
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1748-0272

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Modification can significantly improve the service life of wood products, however, from the environmental perspective, the process has its drawbacks causing excessive influence in some specific impact categories. To reduce the impact that is characteristic of each individual modification process and to gain benefits due to synergy, the potential of using a combined treatment (copper azole impregnation + thermal modification) is evaluated. The results show that a combined treatment can provide enhanced environmental performance over each individual modification.