Microwave modification of Radiata pine railway sleepers for preservative treatment

European Journal of Wood and Wood Products

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 271-279

  Vinden, Peter ^a   Torgovnikov, Grigory ^a   Hann, Jeff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HARDWOOD TIMBERS; LOW PERMEABILITY; MICROWAVE MODIFICATION; MICROWAVE WOOD MODIFICATIONS; PINUS RADIATA; PRESERVATIVE DISTRIBUTIONS; PRESERVATIVE TREATMENTS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RADIATA PINE; RAILWAY SLEEPERS; RESEARCH RESULTS;

HARDWOODS; IMPREGNATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; RAILROADS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; IMPREGNATION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 79956214148     PISSN: 00183768     EISSN: 1436736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00107-010-0428-8     Document Type: Article

References (6)

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