Silicate-based surface treatments measurably slow the surface weathering of exterior softwood.
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Version 10 · WI-EV v1.2.0 · last swept 2026-10-14
Insufficient evidence
0 relevant studies, 0 directional (3 needed).
Low confidence
Too few, too old or too conflicting sources to specify from.
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0 support · 0 contradict · 0 relevant – no direction · 0 directional
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No publication years indexed
Insufficient evidence: 0 relevant directional studies (3 needed for a score).
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How the score is built6 weighted components, —/100 total
0 directional studies, weighted by grade.
Mean evidence grade 0/100 across the pool.
Not scored: only 0 directional studies (3 needed).
0% published in peer-reviewed venues.
No indexed publication years.
0% resolvable by DOI and independently checkable.
Where the literature disagreesNo direct contradictions in the indexed pool
No direct contradictions in the indexed pool. That is not the same as agreement — it can also mean too few directional studies have been published to disagree yet.
Revision history9 published revisions
- v10WI-EV v1.2.0 relevance fix: 29 of 29 previously counted studies removed as not relevant (reasons kept in the public audit log); 0 relevant studies remain, 0 directional. Evidence Score withheld: insufficient evidence.2026-10-12 · score insufficient · 0%
- v91 new study indexed.2026-09-20 · score 30 · 0%
- v82 new studies indexed.2026-09-11 · score 30 · 0%
- v71 new study indexed.2026-08-17 · score 30 · 0%
- v65 new studies indexed, Evidence Score -2 to 30.2026-08-15 · score 30 · 0%
- v53 new studies indexed, Evidence Score +5 to 32.2026-08-09 · score 32 · 0%
- v4Evidence Score -20 to 27.2026-08-08 · score 27 · 0%
- v33 new studies indexed, Evidence Score -1 to 47.2026-08-08 · score 47 · 0%
- v214 new studies indexed, Evidence Score +48 to 48.2026-08-08 · score 48 · 0%
Every indexed record0 studies with stance, grade and citation count
Excluded as not relevant29 studies removed from the pool and every score component. Kept here for audit with the reason.
Bioinspired Living Coating System in Service: Evaluation of the Wood Protected with Biofinish during One-Year Natural Weathering
The study evaluates a biofinish coating, not a silicate-based surface treatment.
Classifier · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.3390/coatings11060701
Changes in Wood Plastic Composite Properties After Natural Weathering and Potential Microplastic Formation
The study concerns weathering of wood-plastic composites, not silicate-treated exterior softwood.
Classifier · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.3390/f15122102
Co-variation of silicate, carbonate and sulfide weathering drives CO2 release with erosion
Off-domain (geology); no wood-domain term in title or abstract.
Wood-domain rule · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.1038/s41561-021-00714-3
Surface microlenses for much more efficient photodegradation in water treatment
No wood-domain term (wood, timber, lumber, softwood, hardwood, cladding or a species name) in title or abstract.
Wood-domain rule · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
Water adsorption on a model silicate surface: wollastonite (100)
No wood-domain term (wood, timber, lumber, softwood, hardwood, cladding or a species name) in title or abstract.
Wood-domain rule · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
Phytoliths: Persistence & Release of Silicon in Soil and Plants – A Review
No wood-domain term (wood, timber, lumber, softwood, hardwood, cladding or a species name) in title or abstract.
Wood-domain rule · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
Sedimentary recycling and chemical weathering: a silicon and lithium isotopes perspective
Off-domain (geology); no wood-domain term in title or abstract.
Wood-domain rule · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
MErSiM v1.0: Machine learning derived Erosion and Silicate weathering Model; code and data of Zhao et al. (2026) GMD
No wood-domain term (wood, timber, lumber, softwood, hardwood, cladding or a species name) in title or abstract.
Wood-domain rule · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.5281/zenodo.18015309
Silicate rock weathering and atmospheric/soil CO2 uptake in the Amazon basin estimated from river water geochemistry: seasonal and spatial variations
Off-domain (geochemistry); no wood-domain term in title or abstract.
Wood-domain rule · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.1016/S0009-2541(02)00349-2
Observing accelerated chemical colour change in aspen and birch wood using hyperspectral imaging and spectrophotometry
A silicon-based product was tested for accelerating colour change in hardwood birch and aspen, not slowing softwood weathering.
Classifier · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.1007/s00107-025-02314-z
Wood preservatives. Artificial weathering of treated wood prior to biological testing. UV-radiation and water-spraying procedure
The title specifies a weathering procedure for preservatives but provides no silicate surface treatment findings.
Classifier · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.3403/03248667
Surface Degradation and Mechanical Properties of PVC/Wood-Pallet Composite under UV-Weathering Environment
The tested material was an extruded PVC/wood-pallet composite rather than exterior softwood with a silicate surface treatment.
Classifier · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.506.548
Comparison of wood coating durability in natural weathering and artificial weathering using fluorescent UV-lamps and water
The title compares weathering methods for unspecified wood coatings without identifying silicate-treated softwood.
Classifier · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.1007/s00107-014-0791-y
Natural weathering performance and the effect of light stabilizers in water-based coating formulations on resin-modified and dye-stained beech-wood
The study concerns light stabilizers on resin-modified and dye-stained beech, not silicate-treated softwood.
Classifier · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.1007/s11998-016-9818-0
Wood preservatives. Artificial weathering of treated wood prior to biological testing. UV-radiation and water-spraying procedure
The title specifies a weathering procedure for preservatives but provides no silicate surface treatment findings.
Classifier · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.3403/03248667u
WEATHERING PERFORMANCE OF A WOOD SURFACE COATED WITH ACRYLIC RESIN CONTAINING UV ABSORBER
Acrylic UV-absorbing coatings, not silicate treatments, improved outdoor performance of beech and Scots pine.
Classifier · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.12841/wood.1644-3985.191.01
Review on Natural, Incidental, Bioinspired, and Engineered Nanomaterials: History, Definitions, Classifications, Synthesis, Properties, Market, Toxicities, Risks, and Regulations.
No wood-domain term (wood, timber, lumber, softwood, hardwood, cladding or a species name) in title or abstract.
Wood-domain rule · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.3390/nano12020177
Novel Drug Delivery Systems for Loading of Natural Plant Extracts and Their Biomedical Applications.
Off-domain (medicine); no wood-domain term in title or abstract.
Wood-domain rule · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.2147/ijn.s227805
A starting guide to root ecology: strengthening ecological concepts and standardising root classification, sampling, processing and trait measurements.
Off-domain (ecology); no wood-domain term in title or abstract.
Wood-domain rule · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.1111/nph.17572
Effects of Adding Nanosilica on Performance of Ethylsilicat (TEOS) as Consolidation and Protection Materials for Highly Porous Artistic Stone
No wood-domain term (wood, timber, lumber, softwood, hardwood, cladding or a species name) in title or abstract.
Wood-domain rule · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.17265/2161-6213/2016.7-8.002
Characteristics and Models of Moisture Uptake in Fiber-Reinforced Composites: A Topical Review
No wood-domain term (wood, timber, lumber, softwood, hardwood, cladding or a species name) in title or abstract.
Wood-domain rule · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.3390/polym16162265
Quantifying nutrient uptake as driver of rock weathering in forestecosystems by magnesium stable isotopes
Off-domain (soil science); no wood-domain term in title or abstract.
Wood-domain rule · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.5194/bg-2016-521
Climate, Erosion, and Silicate Weathering: Comparing Reactive Surface Area and Chemical Weathering Indices Across Endmember Climates
No wood-domain term (wood, timber, lumber, softwood, hardwood, cladding or a species name) in title or abstract.
Wood-domain rule · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.46427/gold2024.23687
Chapter 12. RELATING CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL EROSION
No wood-domain term (wood, timber, lumber, softwood, hardwood, cladding or a species name) in title or abstract.
Wood-domain rule · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.1515/9781501509650-014
Quantifying nutrient uptake as driver of rock weathering in forest ecosystems by magnesium stable isotopes
Off-domain (soil science); no wood-domain term in title or abstract.
Wood-domain rule · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.5194/bg-14-3111-2017
Quantitative assessment of CO2 uptake by silicate weathering during continental erosion. Application to the Himalayan erosion
No wood-domain term (wood, timber, lumber, softwood, hardwood, cladding or a species name) in title or abstract.
Wood-domain rule · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.46427/gold2022.12437
Supplementary material to "MErSiM v1.0: Resolving Biases in Global Silicate Weathering Model with A Data-Driven Surface Erosion Module"
Off-domain (geology); no wood-domain term in title or abstract.
Wood-domain rule · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.5194/egusphere-2025-5624-supplement
Silicon Cycling in Soils Revisited.
No wood-domain term (wood, timber, lumber, softwood, hardwood, cladding or a species name) in title or abstract.
Wood-domain rule · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.3390/plants10020295
Improvement to the global silicate weathering model through improved surface erosion calculation
No wood-domain term (wood, timber, lumber, softwood, hardwood, cladding or a species name) in title or abstract.
Wood-domain rule · WI-EV v1.2.0 · 2026-10-12
doi:10.7185/gold2025.27886
Stance classification is automated and reviewed against each record's own abstract; it is a reading of the literature, not a measurement. The Evidence Score is a rule-based function of indexed metadata under method WI-EV v1.2.0 and does not constitute proof of the statement.
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WoodIntel. (2026). Silicate-based surface treatments measurably slow the surface weathering of exterior softwood. (Evidence Engine WI-EV v1.2.0, claim version 10). Retrieved 2026-10-14, from https://woodintel.io/evidence/silicate-surface-treatment-weathering
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title = {Silicate-based surface treatments measurably slow the surface weathering of exterior softwood.},
author = {{WoodIntel}},
year = {2026},
note = {Evidence Engine WI-EV v1.2.0, claim version 10, accessed 2026-10-14},
url = {https://woodintel.io/evidence/silicate-surface-treatment-weathering}
}curl https://woodintel.io/api/public/v1/evidence?claim=silicate-surface-treatment-weathering
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