Wood modification with a commercial silicon emulsion: Effects on boron release and decay and termite resistance

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 189-196

  Nami Kartal, S ^a   Hwang, Won Joung ^b   Yamamoto, Akira ^c   Tanaka, Masaki ^c   Matsumura, Kazu ^c   Imamura, Yuji ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SHIN ETSU CHEMICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Boron; Chemical modification; DOT; Leaching; Na borate; Silicon

Indexed keywords

BORON COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DECAY (ORGANIC); EMULSIONS; LEACHING; SILICON; TERMITE RESISTANCE;

DECAY RESISTANCE TEST; RETENTION LEVELS; TARGET RETENTION LEVELS; TREATED WOOD SPECIMENS; WOOD COMPONENTS;

WOOD;

BORON; CHEMICAL PROCESS; EMULSION; LEACHING; PEST RESISTANCE; SILICON; TERMITE;

EMULSIONS; LEACHING; WOOD;

ISOPTERA;

EID: 34548862048     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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