Fungal decay resistance and durability of organosilicon-treated wood

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 130-134

  De Vetter, Liesbeth ^a   Stevens, Marc ^a   Van Acker, Joris ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Basidiomycetes; Organosilicon; Wood durability; Wood protection

Indexed keywords

DECAY (ORGANIC); DURABILITY; EMULSIFICATION; FUNGI; SILANES; SILICONES; WOOD PRODUCTS;

BASIDIOMYCETES; CONIOPHORA PUTEANA; FUNGAL DECAY RESISTANCE; LOW WEIGHT; ORGANOSILICON; ROT FUNGI; SCOTS PINES; T. VERSICOLOR; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR; WEIGHT GAINS; WEIGHT PERCENTAGE GAIN (WPG); WOOD DURABILITY; WOOD PROTECTION;

WOOD;

CONIFEROUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FUNGUS; SILICON; WOOD;

DECAY; DURABILITY; EMULSIFICATION; FUNGI; PROTECTION; SILANES; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; CONIOPHORA PUTEANA; FAGUS; FUNGI; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; POSTIA PLACENTA; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR;

EID: 58549114377     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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