Comparison of the effects of gamma irradiation and steam sterilization on southern pine sapwood

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 87-90

  Curling, Simon ^a   Winandy, Jerrold E ^b,c  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c FOREST PRODUCTS SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA IRRADIATION; KLASON LIGNIN; STEAM STERILIZATION; WOOD SPECIMENS;

BENDING STRENGTH; GAMMA RAYS; LIGNIN; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

WOOD;

BEND STRENGTH; GAMMA RAYS; LIGNINS; PINUS; SAP WOOD; STERILIZATION;

PINUS ECHINATA;

EID: 41349116599     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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