Fatty acid-based formulations for wood protection against mold and sapstain

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 301-304

  Clausen, Carol A ^a   Coleman, Robert D ^b   Yang, Vina W ^a  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Summerdale Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLDS; WOOD;

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLD INHIBITORS; MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS; NATURAL SOURCES; PRESSURE-TREATED WOODS; SPORE GERMINATION; SYNERGISTIC COMBINATIONS; WOOD-BASED MATERIALS;

FATTY ACIDS;

FATTY ACIDS; GROWTH; MOLDS; WOOD;

EID: 78149252128     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13073/0015-7473-60.3.301     Document Type: Article

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