Montan wax improves performance of boron-based wood preservatives

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 306-310

  Lesar, Boštjan ^a   Kralj, Polona ^a   Humar, Miha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Boric acid; Leaching; Montan wax; Thin film barriers; Water repellence; Wood decay fungi

Indexed keywords

BORIDE COATINGS; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; DECAY (ORGANIC); EMULSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUNGI; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INORGANIC ACIDS; LEACHING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONMETALS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILMS;

BORIC ACID; MONTAN WAX; THIN FILM BARRIERS; WATER REPELLENCE; WOOD DECAY FUNGI;

WOOD PRESERVATION;

BORON; EMULSION; EVERGREEN TREE; FUNGUS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; PRESERVATION; WAX; WOOD QUALITY;

BORON COMPOUNDS; EMULSIFICATION; FUNGI; LEACHING; MASS SPECTROMETERS; PICEA; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SAMPLES; THIN FILMS; WOOD PRESERVATIVES;

ANTRODIA VAILLANTII; FAGUS; FUNGI; GLOEOPHYLLUM TRABEUM; HYPOXYLON FRAGIFORME; PICEA ABIES; PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS; SERPULA LACRYMANS; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR;

EID: 60549115426     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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