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Preliminary observations of hydrothermal growth of nanomaterials on wood surfaces

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A hydrothermal method of fabricating nanomaterials at wood surfaces is described in this paper. Nanomaterials with different morphologies including spherical anatase TiO2, amorphous SiO2, wurtzite ZnO nanorod arrays, intertwining MnO2 nanowires, shuttle-shaped CaCO3 nanorods, and rhombic and cubic NaCl were deposited at wood surfaces. TiO2–ZnO compound nanoparticles and CuO nanoparticles were also created. The surface morphologies and crystalline structures of the prepared samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction, respectively. No obvious changes in the color of wood were caused by the hydrothermal process except those nanomaterials of Mn or Cu deposited at surfaces.

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This work was supported by the Breeding Plan of Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Northeast Forestry University (GRAP09), the Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities of China (B08016).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, No. 26 Hexing Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin, 150040, People’s Republic of China

    Qingfeng Sun, Yun Lu, Jian Li & Yixing Liu

  2. College of Chemistry, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, People’s Republic of China

    Dongjiang Yang

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Sun, Q., Lu, Y., Yang, D. et al. Preliminary observations of hydrothermal growth of nanomaterials on wood surfaces. Wood Sci Technol 48, 51–58 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-013-0570-7

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