Table 4. Physical properties of treated specimens of each wood species

Property Treatment Jabon Sengon Mangium Pine
WPG (%) FA wood 86.3 (6.0)a 30.1 (3.7)b 19.1 (4.8)c 15.2 (4.9)c
Density (g/cm3) Untreated 0.34 (0.02)a 0.36 (0.05)a 0.60 (0.05)c 0.72 (0.04)d
FA wood 0.64 (0.02)c 0.46 (0.05)b 0.73 (0.09)d 0.83 (0.05)e
Moisture content (%) Untreated 12.61 (0.63)e 11.46 (1.12)d 11.03 (1.23)e 9.69 (1.26)d
FA wood 2.11 (0.34)a 2.65 (0.36)ab 3.75 (0.44)c 3.16 (0.34)bc
Water absorption (%) Untreated 66.9 (6.6)f 41.2 (4.9)e 32.3 (4.0)d 27.5 (3.6)c
FA wood 5.85 (0.64)a 6.57 (0.63)a 7.63 (0.69)ab 10.65 (1.02)b
Swelling (%) Untreated 8.01 (0.97)d 8.01 (0.68)d 11.08 (1.02)f 9.75 (0.74)e
FA wood 1.38 (0.20)a 2.38 (0.19)b 2.63 (0.32)b 4.21 (0.51)c
Anti-swelling efficiency (%) FA wood 82.7 (2.7) 70.0 (4.4) 76.2 (2.1) 56.7 (5.3)
Shrinkage (%) Untreated 6.89 (0.42)e 3.18 (0.36)c 4.15 (0.59)d 10.40 (1.16)f
FA wood 1.40 (0.27)a 1.39 (0.23)a 1.96 (0.20)b 3.69 (0.60)d
Anti-shrinkage efficiency (%) FA wood 79.6 (4.1) 55.9 (8.7) 52.0 (6.6) 63.9 (8.3)
Values in parentheses are standard deviations.
Values followed by the same letter within a row are not statistically different based on Duncan’s multiple range test.
WPG: weight percent gain, FA: furfuryl alcohol.