Preliminary evaluation of boron release and biological resistance of wood treated with disodium octoborate tetrahydrate (DOT) and a water-repellent compound

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1833-1839

  Köse, Coşkun ^a   Terzi, Evren ^a   Kartal, S Nami ^a   Erilkun, Banu ^b   Imamura, Yuji ^c  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Forel Marketing and Foreign Trade Inc   (Turkey)

^c Architectural Research Association   (Japan)

Author keywords

Boron release; Decay resistance; Dipropylene glycol monomethylether; Termite resistance; Water repellent

Indexed keywords

BORON; DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOMETHYLETHER; DISODIUM OCTOBORATE TETRAHYDRATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WOOD PROTECTING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS; ISOPTERA; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; PROTECTION; WOOD;

FUNGI; ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 79952644922     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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