[Objective]Preservation and waterproof treatment are two crucial parts in wood protection, which can not only extend the service time, but also expand the application range of wood products. [Method] This work combined CA with paraffin wax emulsion to treat wood samples, and basic properties of the compound system, such as stability （storage stability and centrifugal stability）, particle size and pH val-ue, and water repel ency （water absorption, shrinkage and swel ing） of treated sam-ples were investigated. [Result and Conclusion] 1） the compound systems of CA and paraffin latex had a favorable miscibility and stability; 2） compared with untreated wood, CA-treated samples showed poor water repel ing properties, whereas samples treated with the compound systems indicated an obvious reduction in water absorp-tion, and the shrinkage and swel ing of them were improved as wel .
[Objective] The aim was to develop the compound system of paraffin emulsion and CA based on natural surfactants to improve the properties of anti- mould and anti-blue stain. [Method] The paraffin wax emulsion with different con- centrations of 0.5%, 1.0% and 2.0% was added into CA （0.3% and 0.5%） to obtain six groups of compound systems. The full-cell process was applied to treat the sapwood of Pinus spp. at size of 50 mm （L）×20 mm （R）×5 mm （T）. Anti-mould and anti-blue stain tests were conducted using Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat., Spergi/lus niger V. Tiegh and Trichoderma viride Pers.ex Fr. according to the GB/T18261-200. [Result] Both paraffin wax emulsion and CA-B could prevent wood against mould and blue stain. However, within a certain range, anti-mould and anti-blue stain ef- fects of wood samples treated by the compound systems reduced slightly as the concentration of paraffin wax emulsion increased. [Conclusion] The research provides references for advancing use of wood biomass resources in a more efficient and more environment-friendly way.
[Objective] An approach of stress relaxation was proposed in present work to investigate the interactions among the waterproof agent,preservative and wood.[Method] Paraffin emulsion waterproof using natural surfactants was prepared at different concentrations of 0.5% and 2.0%,which were added into two concentrations（0.3%,0.5%） of copper azole（CA） to obtain compound systems,and one-time fullcell process was applied to treat the sapwood of Pinus spp.with a size of 10 mm（L） ×10 mm（R） ×10 mm（T）.[Result] Compressive stress relaxation behaviors at two moisture levels and room temperature were measured and the results were as follows：1） compared with control group,the stress relaxation of compound system treated groups reduced,whether at oven-dried state or air-dried state.2） Under oven-dried condition,CA could weaken the relaxation of treated samples and this effect became greater with increasing concentration of preservative,but an increase in the concentration of paraffin emulsion would slightly promote the relaxation of compound system treated samples.While under air-dried condition,both CA and paraffin wax emulsion lowered the relaxation which was inversely related to the concentrations of both agents.[Conclusion] The results were expected to shed new light on the various macroscopic properties of the compound system treated wood at a microscopic level,and to provide favorable scientific evidences and theoretical supports for the manufacture of waterproofing preservative-treated wood.
