Developing environmentally benign and effective organic wood preservatives by understanding the biocidal and non-biocidal properties of extractives in naturally durable heartwood

Holzforschung

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 264-269

  Binbuga, Nursen ^a   Ruhs, Christopher ^a   Hasty, Julia K ^a   Henry, William P ^a,b   Schultz, Tor P ^a,c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Box 9573 ^*  (United States)

^c FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Chromones; Decay fungi; Fe3+ reducing activity; Flavones; Free radicals; Fungicidal activity; Heartwood; Metal chelation; Natural durability; Organic biocides; Wood preservation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; FREE RADICALS; IRON; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

BIOCIDAL; BIOCIDAL PROPERTIES; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS; LOWER COST; METAL CHELATION; ORGANIC SYSTEMS; ORGANIC WOOD; RESIDENTIAL APPLICATIONS;

WOOD;

FUNGI;

EID: 44949141812     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2008.038     Document Type: Article

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