US3547679A - Dimensionally stabilized wood and method of making such wood - Google Patents

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US3547679A
US3547679A US662576A US3547679DA US3547679A US 3547679 A US3547679 A US 3547679A US 662576 A US662576 A US 662576A US 3547679D A US3547679D A US 3547679DA US 3547679 A US3547679 A US 3547679A
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27KPROCESSES, APPARATUS OR SELECTION OF SUBSTANCES FOR IMPREGNATING, STAINING, DYEING, BLEACHING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS, OR TREATING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS WITH PERMEANT LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL TREATMENT OF CORK, CANE, REED, STRAW OR SIMILAR MATERIALS
    • B27K3/00Impregnating wood, e.g. impregnation pretreatment, for example puncturing; Wood impregnation aids not directly involved in the impregnation process
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    • B27K3/15Impregnating involving polymerisation including use of polymer-containing impregnating agents
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    • C08ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08LCOMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
    • C08L97/00Compositions of lignin-containing materials
    • C08L97/02Lignocellulosic material, e.g. wood, straw or bagasse
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27KPROCESSES, APPARATUS OR SELECTION OF SUBSTANCES FOR IMPREGNATING, STAINING, DYEING, BLEACHING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS, OR TREATING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS WITH PERMEANT LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL TREATMENT OF CORK, CANE, REED, STRAW OR SIMILAR MATERIALS
    • B27K3/00Impregnating wood, e.g. impregnation pretreatment, for example puncturing; Wood impregnation aids not directly involved in the impregnation process
    • B27K3/02Processes; Apparatus
    • B27K3/08Impregnating by pressure, e.g. vacuum impregnation
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    • C08ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08LCOMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
    • C08L71/00Compositions of polyethers obtained by reactions forming an ether link in the main chain; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers
    • C08L71/02Polyalkylene oxides

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  • Another chemical method of achieving cross-linkages comprises treating the wood aldehyde vapours, primarily formaldehyde, in the presence of a mineral acid which acts as a catalyst. As a result of such treatment the wood will obtain a good dimensional stability at an increase in Weight of about 5%. However, the treatment with formaldehyde also results in a reduction of the mechanical characteristics of the wood, and the wood becomes brittle, wherefore this method has not been used in practice on a major scale.
  • the present invention relates to a method which removes the above disadvantages.
  • this method comprises carrying out stabilization by cross-linking with glyoxal and simultaneously swelling the wood with polyalkylene glycols or derivatives thereof. It was found, surprisingly, that by means of this invention it is possible to stabilize wood with a considerably reduced amount of chemicals as compared to treatment with polyalkylene glycols alone, and at the same time the undesirable brittleness which results from treatment with aldehyde alone, is eliminated.
  • glyoxal is supplied by dipping the wood into a solution of glyoxal and polyalcohol in water or other solvent or by spraying or brushing the solution on the wood. Impregnation in vacuum and/or superatmospheric pressure can also be employed. In the subsequent drying of the wood, the portion of the glyoxal which has not been consumed to form cross-linkages between cellulose or lignin mole cules of the wood, will be hydrated and polymerized to form a mixture of hydrates of the formulae.
  • n is an integer of the order of from 1 to 100.
  • hydrates will function in the same manner as, e.g. polyethylene glycol in the treatment of the wood and will have a swelling action on the cell tissues, because the molecules are not greater than that they are capable of diffusing into the Wood.
  • the polyalkylene glycol When drying wood treated with a combination of glyoxal and polyalkylene glycol, the polyalkylene glycol will react to some extent with glyoxal at elevated drying temperatures to form linear polyacetals, which may be tag. of the following composition, when the polyalkylene glycol is polyethylene glycol: Ho(o2H,oC2H4)..0oH-o(o2H,oozH4)n-oCHo Ho(o2H,-oo2Hr).0CHo(o2Hi-o-o2Hr)..o-oH0- Surprisingly, these products have also been found to have a dimensionally stabilizing effect on wood and other celluloisc materials, although they remain soluble in water.
  • the advantage is obtained that the wood, when it is fully impregnated, will obtain an improved surface which does not feel greasy. Also, its tendency of taking up moisture is.reduced. On the other hand, it is softer and smoother than wood treated with glyoxal alone as the stabilizing agent.
  • Examples of such substances which can either be caused to diffuse into the cell tissues or be deposited in the cell cavities include water-soluble cellulose derivatives, such as hydroxyethylcellulose, ethyl-hydroxyethylcellulose, methylhydroxyethylcellulose, methylcellulose, ethylhydroxypropylcellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, as well as other polymeric compounds, such as polyvinyl alcohol and partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate, and also collagen and casein. Particularly suitable for addition in this manner are water-soluble cellulose derivatives having a viscosity below 20 cp. in 2% aqueous solution at 20 C.
  • Polyalkylene glycols and derivatives thereof which can be according to this invention, include e.g. diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, tripropylene glycol, and higher polyethylene glycols and polypropylene glycols. Particularly suitable are polyethylene glycols and polypropylene glycols having molecular weights 'between 200 and 6000.
  • Glyoxal is used according to this invention e.g. in the form of technically pure aqueous solutions, which are sold commercially, usually having a glyoxal content of 30 to 40%.
  • Chemical products which liberate glyoxal can also be used, e.g. glyoxal-sodium bisulfite, which is available in pulverulent form and contains about 20% glyoxal.
  • partially polymerized glyoxal which is available in pulverulent form, can also be used.
  • the present invention is not limited to stabilizing the dimensions of fresh wood or sawn wood, but can be applied also to other wood articles, such as veneer, plywood, laminated wood, particle board, fiberboard and glued wood structures.
  • organic or inorganic acids or acid salts may be used, e.g. acetic acid, sulfuric acid, sodium hydrogen sulfate.
  • acetic acid, sulfuric acid, sodium hydrogen sulfate may be used, e.g. acetic acid, sulfuric acid, sodium hydrogen sulfate.
  • compositions according to this invention to glues for wood, plywood and other wood products as well as to paints and lacquers for surface treatment of wood or wood products.
  • the treatment according to this invention can be carried out as a surface treatment or impregnation with polyalkylene glycol and glyoxal. Impregnation can be carried out at normal pressure, superatmospheric pressure or vacuum or as a combined vacuum-pressure impregnating procedure.
  • polyalkylene glycol by treating the wood with an alkylene oxide and effecting -a polymerization thereof in situ in a suitable manner, whereby a polyalkylene glycol is formed by reaction with water present in the wood.
  • EXAMPLE 1 Beech veneer having a thickness of 2.5 mm. and a moisture ratio of about 50% was immersed for 4 hours in an aqueous solution containing 6% by weight of glyoxal and 15% by weight of polyethylene glycol 1500 (A). Other veneers of the same grade were impregnated with anaqueous solution containing 30% by weight of polyethylene glycol 1500 (B). After drying at 100 C. to moisture ratio, a width shrinkage of 0.9% was found in veneer according to A and 2.0% according to B. Corresponding untreated samples showed a width shrinkage of 8.9%.
  • a method of treating wood to improve dimensional stability and inhibit the development of checks in wood upon drying thereof which comprises applying to the wood a polyalkylene glycol or glycol-forming material in an amount within the range from about 1 to about by weight glycol, based on the dry weight of the wood, sutficient to cause the wood to swell, and glyoxal or a glyoxal-liberating material and in an amount within the range from about 0.5 to about 20% glyoxal, based on the dry weight of the wood, suflicient to react with itself, the polyalkylene glycol, lignin, and/or cellulose, and impregnating the wood therewith and effecting such reaction of the polyalkylene glycol and glyoxal to improve dimensional stability and inhibit development of checks.
  • a method of treating wood in accordance with claim 1 including the step of drying the wood, after application of the glycol and glyoxal thereto.
  • a method of treating wood in accordance with claim 1 comprising applying the polyalkylene glycol or glycol forming material and glyoxal simultaneously.
  • a method of treating wood in accordance with claim 1 comprising separately applying the polyalkylene glycol or glycol forming material and glyoxal.
  • a method of treating wood in accordance with claim 1 comprising only surface-treating the wood.
  • a method of treating wood in accordance with claim 1 which comprises applying a vacuum to the wood to be treated, prior to applying the glycol and glyoxal thereto.
  • a method of treating wood in accordance with claim 1 which comprises applying a pressure greater than atmos pheric pressure to the wood to be treated, prior to applying the glycol and glyoxal thereto.
  • a method of treating wood in accordance with claim 1 including, in addition, the steps of applying to the wood a water-soluble glyoXal-reactive material, selected from the group consisting of water-soluble cellulose derivatives, polyvinyl alcohol, partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate, collagen and casein, and effecting reaction of the material with glyoxal, thereby rendering the material less soluble in water.
  • a water-soluble glyoXal-reactive material selected from the group consisting of water-soluble cellulose derivatives, polyvinyl alcohol, partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate, collagen and casein, and effecting reaction of the material with glyoxal, thereby rendering the material less soluble in water.
  • a method of treating wood in accordance with claim 1 which comprises treating the wood with an alkylene oxide, and effecting reaction thereof with itself and with water present in the wood, to form the corresponding polyalkylene glycol in situ in the wood.

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