Resistance of thermo-hygro-mechanically (THM) densified wood to degradation by white rot fungi

Holzforschung

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 639-646

  Skyba, Oleksandr ^a,b   Niemz, Peter ^b   Schwarze, Francis W M R ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Beech; Decay susceptibility; Lignin; Norway spruce; Polysaccharides; Thermo hygro mechanical (THM) densification; White rot fungi; Wood modification

Indexed keywords

BEECH; DECAY SUSCEPTIBILITY; NORWAY SPRUCE; THERMO-HYGRO-MECHANICAL (THM) DENSIFICATION; WHITE ROT FUNGI; WOOD MODIFICATION;

BIOPOLYMERS; CELL MEMBRANES; DEGRADATION; FUNGI; HEAT TREATMENT; LIGNIN; POLYSACCHARIDES;

WOOD;

DECAY; DEGRADATION; DENSIFICATION; FAGUS; HEAT TREATMENT; LIGNINS; PICEA ABIES; POLYMERS; POLYSACCHARIDES; WHITE ROT FUNGI; WOOD;

FAGUS; FUNGI; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR;

EID: 68849099555     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2009.087     Document Type: Article

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