Surface wettability of Brazilian tropical wood flooring treated with He plasma.

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dc.contributorPedro Henrique G. de Cademartori, Doutorando da UFPR; Silvana Nisgoski, UFPR; WASHINGTON LUIZ ESTEVES MAGALHAES, CNPF; Graciela Ines B. de Muniz, UFPR.
dc.creatorCADEMARTORI, P. H. G. de
dc.creatorNISGOSKI, S.
dc.creatorMAGALHAES, W. L. E.
dc.creatorBOLZON DE MUNIZ, G. I.
dc.date2016-10-24T11:11:11Z
dc.date2016-10-24T11:11:11Z
dc.date2016-10-24
dc.date2016
dc.date2016-11-04T11:11:11Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:27:26Z
dc.descriptionThis study investigated the effect of plasma treatment on changes of surface wettability of wood flooring from two Brazilian tropical species, Hymenaea spp. (rode locus) and Tabebuia spp. (lapacho). Wood flooring samples were plasma treated at low pressure in a helium atmosphere. Energy level was set at 100 W and four glow discharge times (5, 15, 30 and 45 s) were tested. Changes in wettability were investigated by measuring apparent contact angle, droplet volume and spreading contact area. The results showed less susceptibility of lapacho wood to the plasma treatments, while reduction of apparent contact angle in rode locus wood reached up to 76% for longer discharge times. In general, discharge time of 15 s produced the same effect as discharge of 45 s on wettability, which is important for industrial applications. Visual analyses revealed increase of water droplet spreading on lapacho wood surface, even though the variation of spreading contact area was not significant. Plasma treatment is feasible to improve wettability of tropical woods. Nevertheless, these findings should be investigated further due to the intrinsic characteristics of woods from tropical species.
dc.identifierMaderas. Ciencia y Tecnologia, v. 18, n. 4, p. 715-722, 2016.
dc.identifierhttp://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1055273
dc.identifier10.4067/S0718-221X2016005000062
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/434305
dc.languageeng
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.subjectPiso de madeira
dc.subjectGás hélio
dc.subjectMolhabilidade
dc.subjectGlow discharge
dc.subjectPlasma treatment
dc.subjectSpreading
dc.subjectSurface modification
dc.subjectWetting
dc.subjectHelium gas
dc.subjectPlasma
dc.subjectTratamento
dc.subjectContact angle
dc.titleSurface wettability of Brazilian tropical wood flooring treated with He plasma.
dc.typeArtigo de periódico

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