Effect of process parameters on fungal resistance of MDF panels

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 75-80

  Deng, James ^a,b   Yang, Dian Qing ^a,b   Geng, Xinglian ^a,b  

^a FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDIUM DENSITY FIBERBOARD (MDF); MODULUS OF RUPTURE (MOR); PREHEATING TEMPERATURE; PROCESS CONDITIONS;

FUNGI; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

PAPERBOARDS;

FIBER BOARDS; FUNGI; PANELS; PROCESSING;

EID: 33645964654     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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