Evaluation of accelerated decay of wood plastic composites by Xylophagus fungi

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1030-1035

  Lomeli Ramirez M G ^a   Ochoa Ruiz, H G ^a   Fuentes Talavera, F J ^a   Garcia Enriquez S ^a,b   Cerpa Gallegos, M A ^b   Silva Guzman J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^b Centro de Ensenanza Tecnica Industrial Mexico   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Accelerated test; Decay; Wood plastic composite; Xylophagus fungi

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED TESTS; BROWN ROT FUNGI; DECAY; GLOEOPHYLLUM TRABEUM; HOT PRESS; MOISTURE CONTENTS; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM; SOIL BLOCKS; SOIL-BLOCK TEST; TEST SPECIMENS; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR; WEIGHT LOSS; WHITE ROT FUNGI; WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITE; WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITES;

ALGAE; FUNGI; PLASTICS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SOILS; TESTING; WOOD PRODUCTS;

DECAY (ORGANIC);

AGAR; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FUNGUS; MOISTURE CONTENT; PLASTIC; WEIGHT;

ALGAE; DECAY; FUNGI; PLASTICS; POLYMER WOOD COMBINATIONS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SOIL; TESTING; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ACER; FUNGI; GLOEOPHYLLUM TRABEUM; PHANEROCHAETE; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM; POSTIA PLACENTA; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR; XYLOPHAGUS;

EID: 72149132543     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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