Moisture adsorption and desorption properties of pelletized zeolite and its efficacy as a physical barrier against termites

Zairyo/Journal of the Society of Materials Science, Japan

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 304-309

  Yanase, Yoshiyuki ^a   Uetani, Kojiro ^b   Fujii, Yoshihisa ^a   Okumura, Shogo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Moisture adsorption and desorption properties; Pelletized zeolite; Physical barrier; Termite attack

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL METHOD; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; DESORPTION PROCESS; DESORPTION PROPERTIES; FORMOSANUS; MOISTURE ADSORPTION; MOISTURE ADSORPTION AND DESORPTION PROPERTIES; MOISTURE CONTENTS; PARTICULATE MATERIALS; PELLETIZED ZEOLITE; PELLETIZED ZEOLITES; PENETRATION TEST; PHYSICAL BARRIER; PHYSICAL BARRIERS; RETICULITERMES SPERATUS; TERMITE ATTACK; TERMITE BARRIER; TERMITE CONTROL; WOOD COMPONENTS;

ADSORPTION; CHARCOAL; DESORPTION; HUMIDITY CONTROL; INSECT CONTROL; INSULATION; MOISTURE; PELLETIZING; SILICATE MINERALS; TERMITE PROOFING;

ZEOLITES;

ADSORPTION; CHARCOAL; DESORPTION; HUMIDITY; INSECT CONTROL; INSULATION; MOISTURE; TERMITES; ZEOLITES;

EID: 68349103009     PISSN: 05145163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2472/jsms.58.304     Document Type: Article

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