The swelling of larch wood in 1-butanol, dimethyl sulfoxide, N,N-dimethyl formamide, ethylene glycol, ethanol, methyl cellosolve, 1-propanol and toluene was investigated at room temperature. The volumetric, tangential and radial swelling completion was lagging behind the liquid absorption process. The kinetic indices of swelling of larch wood were determined based on the equation of Kolmogorov-Erofeev. The volumetric swelling was related to molecular mass, molar volume, dielectric permittivity and integral heat of wood wetting. The anisotropy of wood swelling was characterized by the ratio of equilibrium tangential swelling to radial swelling (a t ,/a r ). It was demonstrated that a t ,/a r is related to the dipole component of Hansen's parameter and cannot exceed the value 3.
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