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Color change of teak wood by heat treatment

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of heat treatment on color change of teak wood (Tectona grandis L. f.) from plantations of different spacings. Heartwood and sapwood samples were heat treated at 180 and 200ºC for 2.5 hours. Colorimetric analyses were performed using a CM 2600d spectrophotometer in the CIE L*a*b* system. After heat treatment, the wood presented loss of light, becoming darker, which was more pronounced for the treatment at 200ºC. Heartwood and sapwood showed different behaviors for the a* and b* coordinates, depending on the spacing, before and after heat treatments. There was an increase on red hue and a decrease on yellow hue of heartwood and sapwood treated at 200ºC.

colorimetry; CIE L*a*b* system; Tectona grandis


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