Effects of chemical modification on the mechanical properties of wood

European Journal of Wood and Wood Products

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 401-416

  Xie, Yanjun ^a   Fu, Qiliang ^a   Wang, Qingwen ^a   Xiao, Zefang ^a   Militz, Holger ^b  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENT STRATEGY; ENGINEERING MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE; LIMITED INFORMATION; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT RESIN; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD; TESTING METHODOLOGY; TREATING TEMPERATURE;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

WOOD;

CHEMICAL TREATMENT; DECAY; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; FUNGI; WEATHERING; WOOD PROPERTIES;

EID: 84879200761     PISSN: 00183768     EISSN: 1436736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00107-013-0693-4     Document Type: Article

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