Abstract
Moisture in radiata pine (Pinus radiata D. Don) earlywood (EW), which was acetylated or propionylated to various degrees, was measured by low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (LFNMR) relaxometry. Spin-spin relaxation times (T2) were determined for fully saturated samples at 22 and −18°C. T2 values for EW lumen water increased with increasing acetylation weight percentage gain (WPG), perhaps caused by the less hydrophilic acetylated wood (AcW) surface. Cell wall water (WCW) and the water in pits and small voids also showed increasing T2 values as a function of WPG but with a weaker tendency. A possible explanation is the counteracting effects of decreased hydrophilicity and reduced moisture content (MC) of these water populations at higher levels of acetylation. The evaluation of propionylation on WCWT2 data was complicated by peak splitting in the relaxation spectrum. Constant T2 values for void water populations at various WPG levels for propionylated samples indicate a modification gradient in the cell wall. Fiber saturation point (FSP) was significantly reduced by both modifications. Slightly higher FSP values for propionylated samples suggest that physical bulking is not the only factor causing moisture exclusion in AcW. But this interpretation is tentative because of the possibility of cell wall damage caused by propionylation.
Acknowledgments
The authors gratefully acknowledge Gry Alfredsen for helpful discussions during planning and execution of experiments. G. Beck also thanks the Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy Research for internal PhD funding, grant numbers 395602 and 335200-3. E.E. Thybring gratefully acknowledges funding from the VILLUM FONDEN postdoc programme.
Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Research funding: Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy Research for internal PhD funding, grant numbers 395602 and 335200-3; VILLUM FONDEN postdoc programme.
Employment or leadership: None declared.
Honorarium: None declared.
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