The effect of boric acid/borax treatment on selected mechanical and combustion properties of poplar laminated veneer lumber

Wood Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-120

  Kurt, Ramazan ^a   Mengeloglu, Fatih ^a  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Borax poplar; Boric acid; Combustion properties; Laminated veneer lumber; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; BORATE MINERALS; COMBUSTION; FORMALDEHYDE; INORGANIC ACIDS; LAMINATING; LUMBER; PHENOLS; SMOKE; THERMOCHEMISTRY; VENEERS;

BORAX POPLAR; BORIC ACID; COMBUSTION PROPERTIES; HYBRID POPLARS; LAMINATED VENEER LUMBER; LAMINATED VENEER LUMBERS; MODULUS OF RUPTURES; PHENOL FORMALDEHYDES;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 54549105464     PISSN: 13364561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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