(fig 22) to take into account the discoloration of wood under solar-type light exposure at the molecular level. In this paper, this model was extended to European species of oak (Quercus robur and petraea) with high levels of colored extractable substances and for which the color characteristics are a quality criterion. In addition to the observed and analyzed yellowing in Abies grandis wood, a color lightening corresponding to a lowered absorption over the spectral range (500-600 nm) (figs 2, 6) has been observed. Lignin photodegradation is certainly in part responsible for this decoloration. It has also been shown that oak sapwood and heartwood undergo different kinds of photodecoloration (fig 3). For color photostabilization of oak wood under solar light, the results indicate that it is necessary to use UV absorbers to lower the yellowing due to UV light and antioxidants to inhibit color lightening due to reactions with oxygen.
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