Title:	Surface wettability of Brazilian tropical wood flooring treated with He plasma.
Authors:	CADEMARTORI, P. H. G. de NISGOSKI, S. MAGALHAES, W. L. E. BOLZON DE MUNIZ, G. I.
Affiliation:	Pedro Henrique G. de Cademartori, Doutorando da UFPR; Silvana Nisgoski, UFPR; WASHINGTON LUIZ ESTEVES MAGALHAES, CNPF; Graciela Ines B. de Muniz, UFPR.
Date Issued:	2016
Citation:	Maderas. Ciencia y Tecnologia, v. 18, n. 4, p. 715-722, 2016.
Description:	This study investigated the effect of plasma treatment on changes of surface wettability of wood flooring from two Brazilian tropical species, Hymenaea spp. (rode locus) and Tabebuia spp. (lapacho). Wood flooring samples were plasma treated at low pressure in a helium atmosphere. Energy level was set at 100 W and four glow discharge times (5, 15, 30 and 45 s) were tested. Changes in wettability were investigated by measuring apparent contact angle, droplet volume and spreading contact area. The results showed less susceptibility of lapacho wood to the plasma treatments, while reduction of apparent contact angle in rode locus wood reached up to 76% for longer discharge times. In general, discharge time of 15 s produced the same effect as discharge of 45 s on wettability, which is important for industrial applications. Visual analyses revealed increase of water droplet spreading on lapacho wood surface, even though the variation of spreading contact area was not significant. Plasma treatment is feasible to improve wettability of tropical woods. Nevertheless, these findings should be investigated further due to the intrinsic characteristics of woods from tropical species.
Thesagro:	Plasma Tratamento
NAL Thesaurus:	Contact angle
Keywords:	Piso de madeira Gás hélio Molhabilidade Glow discharge Plasma treatment Spreading Surface modification Wetting Helium gas
DOI:	10.4067/S0718-221X2016005000062
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPF)