Characterization of wood aging by means of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) analysis

The current study aims to contribute to better address the knowledge about the aging processes of wood and its modifications, but, what is more, it includes the use of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) analysis to provide evidence of aging processes and to monitor degradation progress, in order to identify the causes of damage of wood-based-material or even wood artefacts. To this aim, different experiments, both of spectroscopic characterization and emission analysis, on the chemical structure of aged wood were carried out, supplemented with investigations on recent wood and a thorough literature review.