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 -pinene). Sodium sulphite as a reducing agent decimated the emission of monoterpene compounds without noticeably affecting the emission of volatile aldehydes.