Application of Scanning Electron Microscopy for the Purposes of Mineralized Wood Survey

Abstract:

Wooden mineralization is a familiar term that indicates mainly natural process during which chemical changes of the material arise by specific conditions and mineral particles remain in the lumen of wooden cells or penetrate into the cell wall, where they can bind with some components. This principle can be also used for chemical modification for the purpose of extending the life of wooden elements. This study was focused on the survey of artificial mineralized wood by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Evaluation of the SEM images aimed at structural changes of wood and localization of mineral particles is the key knowledge, which can serve for the determination of mineralization extent.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1000)
• Pages: 251-256
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1000.251
• Online since: August 2014
• Authors: Tereza Murínová*, Miroslava Mamoňová, Pavel Mec, Jana Daňková, Petr Rezek
• Keywords: Mineralization Survey, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Wooden Modification

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