Moisture adsorption behaviour of decayed rubber wood

Journal of the Institute of Wood Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Chauhan, S S ^a   Nagaveni, H C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF WOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Adsorption; BET theory; Brown rot; Hygroscopicity; Rubber wood; White rot

Indexed keywords

BET THEORY; BROWN ROT; HYGROSCOPICITY; RUBBER WOOD; WHITE ROT;

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; DECAY (ORGANIC); DRIERS (MATERIALS); FUNGI; MOISTURE; MONOLAYERS; RUBBER; WOOD;

ADSORPTION;

ADSORPTION; BROWN ROT FUNGI; DECAY; DRIERS; HYGROSCOPICITY; MOISTURE; MONOLAYERS; RUBBER; WHITE ROT FUNGI; WOOD;

EID: 79953839926     PISSN: 00203203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/002032009X12536100261953     Document Type: Article

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