Biological resistance of chemically modified aspen composites

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 181-187

  Timar, M C ^b   Pitman, A ^a   Mihai, M D ^b  

^a BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DECAY (ORGANIC); DISCOLORATION; ESTERIFICATION; HEAT TREATMENT; HOT PRESSING; SAWDUST; SOLVENTS; THERMOPLASTICS; VENEERS;

ALLYL GLYCIDYL ETHERS; ASPEN WOODS; CORIOLUS VERSICOLOR; GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATES; POPULUS TREMULA;

WOOD;

ALLYL GLYCIDIL ETHER; ETHER DERIVATIVE; GLYCIDIL METHACRYLATE; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ESTERIFICATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PHANEROCHAETE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; TREE; WEATHER; WEIGHT;

POPULUS TREMULA;

EID: 0032793648     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-8305(99)00052-9     Document Type: Article

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