Effect of oxidising and reducing agents on the release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from strands made of Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris L.)

Study of the influence of treating pine wood strands with hydrogen peroxide as an oxidising agent and sodium sulphite as a reducing agent on the emission of volatile organic compounds revealed that hydrogen peroxide increases the emission of aliphatic aldehydes (e.g. hexanal) and reduces the emission of monoterpene compounds (like α-pinene). Sodium sulphite as a reducing agent decimated the emission of monoterpene compounds without noticeably affecting the emission of volatile aldehydes.