Abstract
Three types of silanes were tested for their ability to impart hydrophobicity to solid wood samples: a tetraalkoxy silane bearing four hydrolysable alkoxy groups; two alkyl-trialkoxy silanes; and two multifunctional oligomeric silane systems. The first two types were applied as monomeric silane solutions and pre-condensed sols. The water uptake of treated wood was considerably reduced, especially after treatment with multifunctional water-borne silane systems, while uptake of gaseous water was not changed. Initial water repellence was most pronounced when a fluoro-alkyl functional oligomeric silane system was used; however, after a longer submersion time (24 h), the reduction in water uptake was strongly diminished. Wetting-drying cycles led to a reduction in hydrophobicity of samples treated with sols of alkoxysilanes, while aqueous functional silanes revealed enhanced water-repellent effects after these tests. This was explained by continued condensation of unreacted silanol groups in the aqueous functional silanes during the wetting-drying cycles. X-Ray mapping of silicon (SEM-EDX) showed that the reduction in water uptake due to the multifunctional silane HS 2909 is caused by plugging of the main penetration pathways such as pits, ray cells and ray tracheids.
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