Properties of low VOC content finishes on modified wood

Code

L4-6256 (C) - included in ARRS records

Head

PhD Marko Petrič

Period

7/1/2004 - 6/30/2007

Range in 2007

0.12 FTE and 75 unpaid hours

Science

Biotechnical sciences (10)
Other (1)

Reseacher status

Researcher (10)
Junior expert or technical associate (1)
Junior researcher (0)
Researcher/expert (0)
Private researcher (0)

Education

Doctor's degree (9)
Other (2)

Sex

Woman (1)
Man (10)

Status

Active (9)
Retired (2)

No. of publications

10–99 (4)
100–999 (5)
1,000–9,999 (2)

Projects / Programmes source: ARRS

source: ARRS

Properties of low VOC content finishes on modified wood

Research activity

Code	Science	Field	Subfield
4.01.00	Biotechnical sciences	Forestry, wood and paper technology

Code	Science	Field
T155	Technological sciences	Coatings and surface treatment

Keywords

wood, modified wood, surface coatings, low VOC content, physico-chemical properties, weathering

Evaluation (rules)

source: COBISS

Citations Citations for bibliographic records in COBIB.SI that are linked to records in citation databases

source: WoS

source: Scopus

source: COBISS

Researchers (11)

no.	Code	Name and surname	Research area	Role	Period	No. of publications
1.	28502	PhD Franc Budija	Forestry, wood and paper technology	Junior researcher	2007	37
2.	02937	PhD Katarina Čufar	Forestry, wood and paper technology	Researcher	2004 - 2007	936
3.	19106	PhD Miha Humar	Forestry, wood and paper technology	Researcher	2004 - 2007	1,208
4.	24295	PhD Matej Jošt	Forestry, wood and paper technology	Junior researcher	2004 - 2007	83
5.	17846	Borut Kričej		Technician	2004 - 2007	434
6.	20386	PhD Matjaž Pavlič	Forestry, wood and paper technology	Researcher	2004 - 2007	485
7.	00395	PhD Marko Petrič	Forestry, wood and paper technology	Principal Researcher	2004 - 2007	871
8.	05248	PhD Franc Pohleven	Forestry, wood and paper technology	Researcher	2004 - 2007	1,191
9.	20964	Gregor Rep	Forestry, wood and paper technology	Researcher	2004 - 2007	62
10.	16382	PhD Milan Šernek	Forestry, wood and paper technology	Researcher	2004 - 2007	551
11.	22610	PhD Miro Tomažič	Forestry, wood and paper technology	Junior researcher	2004 - 2006	53

Organisations (1)

no.	Code	Research organisation	City	Registration number	No. of publications
1.	0481	University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty	Ljubljana	1626914	64,542

Abstract

Modified wood is already industrially produced in Europe, and the quantities produced and consumed are increasing substantially. Modified wood is intended for commodities in exterior use, such as joinery, fences, claddings, etc. that will remain surface finished with surface coatings, e.g. lacquers or stains. The major goal of the project is to determine characteristics of the coatings with low content of volatile organic compounds (VOC) on modified substrates. It is expected, that modification of wood significantly influences on final properties of the systems substrate - coating. In order to understand properties of the modified wood - coating systems, knowledge on some basic principles (coating penetration depth into modified wood, coating adhesion, UV degradation mechanism, etc.) is essential. Thus, the research of interactions on the interface wood - coating represents the core of the project programme. We believe that the new surface finished systems exhibit higher resistance against weathering and biological degradation. As a result, surface coating maintenance interval could be prolonged which should increase competitive advantages of wood against other materials with less acceptable environmental profile, such as synthetic polymers or aluminium.