Biodegradation and appearance of plastic treated solid wood

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 210-213

  Råberg, Ulrika ^a   Hafrén, Jonas ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brown rot; Oak; Pine; Polycaprolactone; Polystyrene

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOPOLYMERS; CANNING; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CELLULOSE; DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ERROR ANALYSIS; LIGNIN; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PLASTICITY; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMERS; POLYSACCHARIDES; RAW MATERIALS; SURFACE TREATMENT; WOOD PRODUCTS;

AFTER-TREATMENT; AGAR PLATES; BIODEGRADABLE ALIPHATIC POLYESTER; BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS; BROWN ROT; BROWN-ROT DECAY; EUROPEAN; NATURAL WOOD; OAK; OAK WOOD; PINE; PLASTIC MATRICES; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYSTYRENE; SCOTS PINES; SCREW EXTRUDERS; SOLID WOODS; SYNERGETIC EFFECTS; TRANSPARENT PLASTICS; TREATED WOOD; WOOD BLOCKS; WOOD PROTECTION; WOOD SAMPLES; WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITES;

WOOD;

AGAR; BIODEGRADATION; CELLULOSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; FUNGAL DISEASE; LIGNIN; PLASTIC; WOOD;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; CELLULOSE; DEGRADATION; DISSOLVING; ELASTOMERS; ERRORS; LIGNINS; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PINUS; PLASTICITY; POLYSTYRENE; QUERCUS; WOOD;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS; POSTIA PLACENTA; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 49549105330     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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