Silicic acid: Boric acid complexes as wood preservatives. Ability of treated wood to resist termites and combustion

Wood Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 287-297

  Yamaguchi, Haruhiko ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPLEXATION; DECAY (ORGANIC); INORGANIC ACIDS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SMOKE; TERMITE RESISTANCE; TOXICITY; WOOD PRESERVATION;

BORIC ACID COMPLEXES; COMBUSTION RESISTANCE; COMBUSTION TESTS; ORAL TOXICITY TEST;

SILICA GEL;

BORIC ACID; COMBUSTION; COMPLEX COMPOUNDS; DECAY RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; TERMITES; TOXICITY; WOOD PRESERVATIVES;

ISOPTERA;

EID: 0345829219     PISSN: 00437719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00226-003-0190-8     Document Type: Article

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