Moisture dynamics of WPC and the impact on fungal testing

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-72

  Defoirdt, Nele ^a   Gardin, Soetkin ^a   Van den Bulcke, Jan ^a   Van Acker, Joris ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dimensional stability; Fungal testing; Moisture behaviour; Wood plastic composite; Wood polymer composite

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DECAY; FUNGAL DETERIORATION; FUNGAL DURABILITY; FUNGAL TESTING; MOISTURE DYNAMICS; MOISTURE SORPTION; PRE-TREATMENT; STANDARD TESTS; WOOD CONTENT; WOOD PARTICLES; WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITE; WOOD-BASED PANELS; WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; DURABILITY; PLASTICS; SORPTION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

MOISTURE;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITE; FUNGUS; MOISTURE CONTENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASTIC; POLYMER; SORPTION;

COMPOSITES; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; DURABILITY; FUNGI; MOISTURE; PLASTICS; POLYMER WOOD COMBINATIONS; SORPTION; TESTING; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 73249132696     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2009.07.010     Document Type: Article

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