Utilizing eastern white cedar to improve the resistance of strand boards to mold and decay fungi

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 54-59

  Wan, Hui ^a   Wang, Xiang Ming ^a   Yang, Dian Qing ^a  

^a FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPEN STRANDS; STRAND BOARDS; STRANDBOARD PANELS;

FUNGUS RESISTANCE; HOT PRESSING; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

SOFTWOODS;

FUNGUS RESISTANCE; HOT PRESSING; PANELS; THUJA OCCIDENTALIS;

CHAMAECYPARIS; FUNGI; THUJA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 34247164570     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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