Why does acetylation protect wood from microbiological attack?

Wood Material Science and Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 37-45

  Hill, Callum A S ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylation; Cell wall accessibility; Decay; Moisture content

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449447694     PISSN: 17480272     EISSN: 17480280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17480270903249409     Document Type: Article

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