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During the process of thermal treatment of alder wood, the original light white-gray color changes depending on the temperature and time of modification to soft reddish-brown to dark brown color shades. Color changes of alder wood expressed in the form of the total color difference are in the range of values \u2206E* = 2.7\u201331.7. Measurements of the density of thermally treated alder wood in the dry state indicate that due to the thermal treatment of alder wood, the density decreases by \u03c1 \u2264 4.6% compared to the average density of native alder wood. Due to the hydrolysis of hemicelluloses, in the process of thermal treatment of wet alder wood, its acidity changes in the range of values: pH = 4.9 to 3.1. Analyzes of ATR-FTIR spectroscopy indicate changes in alder wood extractants and hemicellulose degradation. A decrease in unconjugated and an increase in conjugated carbonyls was observed at all temperatures of thermal modification of alder wood. Measurements indicate changes in the lignin of alder wood and the fact that as the temperature increases, the formation of new carbonyls increases, which is reflected in the change of the chromophoric system.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/coatings11080898","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,27]],"date-time":"2021-07-27T12:18:31Z","timestamp":1627388311000},"page":"898","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Changes in the Physical and Chemical Properties of Alder Wood in the Process of Thermal Treatment with Saturated Water Steam"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Michal","family":"Dudiak","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, T.G. 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