Durability of phenolic-resin-treated oil palm wood against subterranean termites a white-rot fungus

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 85, Issue , 2013, Pages 126-130

  Bakar, Edi Suhaimi ^a   Hao, Jun ^a   Ashaari, Zaidon ^a   Choo Cheng Yong, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Coptotermes curvignathus; Durability; Oil palm wood; Pycnoporous sanguineus; Resin impregnation

Indexed keywords

COPTOTERMES CURVIGNATHUS; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OIL PALM; PHENOL FORMALDEHYDE; PYCNOPOROUS SANGUINEUS; RESIN IMPREGNATION; SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES; WHITE ROT FUNGI;

DURABILITY; RESINS; WOOD;

PALM OIL;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMPRESSION; DURABILITY; ESSENTIAL OIL; FUNGAL DISEASE; RESIN; SAMPLING; TERMITE; WOOD;

DURABILITY; IMPREGNATION; OIL; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; WOOD;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 84880831462     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2013.04.019     Document Type: Article

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