Heat modification of wood: Chemical properties and resistance to mold and decay fungi

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 357-361

  Yilgör, Nural ^a   Nami Kartal, S ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DYES; HEAT TREATMENT; MOLDS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BROWN ROT FUNGI; CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; FOMITOPSIS PALUSTRIS; HIGHEST TEMPERATURE; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; POLYSACCHARIDE CONTENTS; WHITE-ROT FUNGUS TRAMETES;

HEAT RESISTANCE;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CORIOLACEAE; CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; FOMITOPSIS PALUSTRIS; FUNGI; HYPOCREA VIRENS; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS JAVANICUS; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR;

EID: 78650109058     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13073/0015-7473-60.4.357     Document Type: Review

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