Biological durability of injection moulded Wood Plastic Composite boards

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 384-388

  H'ng, P S ^a   Lee, A N ^a   Hang, C M ^a   Lee, S H ^a   Khalina, A ^a   Paridah, M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Decay fungi; Mold; Termites; Wood fine loading; Wood plastic composite

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957901461     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2011.384.388     Document Type: Article

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