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ArticlePolymers2025

Saccharide Alterations in Spruce Wood Due to Thermal and Accelerated Aging Processes.

František Kačík, Tereza Jurczyková, Magdaléna Bálintová, Elena Kmeťová, Eva Výbohová, Danica Kačíková

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Article in Polymers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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František KačíkDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, 96001 Zvolen, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0002-8989-0833
Tereza JurczykováDepartment of Wood Processing and Biomaterials, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 16000 Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-6032-7289
Magdaléna BálintováInstitute for Sustainable and Circular Construction, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Vysokoškolská 4, 04200 Košice, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0002-5644-2866
Elena KmeťováDepartment of Fire Protection, Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, 96001 Zvolen, Slovakia.ORCID 0009-0008-9315-141X
Eva VýbohováDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, 96001 Zvolen, Slovakia.
Danica KačíkováDepartment of Fire Protection, Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, 96001 Zvolen, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0002-6307-1549

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Slovak Research and Development Agency APVV-20-0159Slovak Research and Development Agency APVV-22-0030
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Abstract

This work is devoted to the changes in polysaccharides in thermally treated wood after its accelerated aging with the aim of its optimal utilization after its original use has ended. Spruce wood samples were treated by the Thermowood process at temperatures of 160 °C, 180 °C, and 210 °C and subjected to accelerated aging in wet mode. The influence of treatment temperature and accelerated aging was monitored by wet chemistry, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), size exclusion chromatography (SEC), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). During thermal treatment, hemicelluloses are mainly degraded. At the temperature of 210 °C, aromatic compounds formed as degradation products of lignin and hemicelluloses bind to cellulose fibers and increase cellulose yield. Preferential decomposition of the amorphous portion of cellulose leads to an increase in its crystallinity, while higher temperatures cause degradation of the crystal lattice. The degree of polymerization in both cellulose and hemicelluloses decreases due to the cleavage of glycosidic bonds. Accelerated aging does not significantly affect the changes in polysaccharides. The results obtained can be used in the processing of cellulose and hemicelluloses from thermally modified wood at the end of its life cycle in various industrial fields.

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cellulosecrystallinity indexhemicellulosesinfrared spectroscopymolecular weight distributionsize exclusion chromatography

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PMCPMC12073278

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