Weathering of chemically modified wood surfaces

Wood Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 151-165

  Evans, P D ^c   Wallis, A F A ^a   Owen, N L ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Brigham Young University   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; CELLULOSE; TENSILE STRENGTH; VENEERS; WEATHERING;

DELIGNIFICATION; DEPOLYMERIZATION; HOLOCELLULOSE; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

WOOD;

EID: 0034204634     PISSN: 00437719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002260000039     Document Type: Article

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