Evaluation of mold, decay and termite resistance of pine wood treated with zinc- and copper-based nanocompounds

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 90, Issue , 2014, Pages 140-144

  Mantanis, George ^a   Terzi, Evren ^b   Kartal, S Nami ^b   Papadopoulos, A N ^c  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LARISSA   (Greece)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF KAVALA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Decay; Fungi; Mold; Nanocompounds; Nanometals; Nanoparticles; Termites; Wood

Indexed keywords

COPPER OXIDE NANOPARTICLES; COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; DECAY; NANOCOMPOUNDS; NANOMETALS; SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES; TERMITES; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR;

COPPER; EMULSIFICATION; FUNGI; FUNGUS ATTACK; LEACHING; NANOPARTICLES; WOOD; ZINC;

MOLDS;

COPPER; DECADAL VARIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; EMULSION; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; MOLDAVITE; PEST RESISTANCE; TERMITE; TREE; WOOD; ZINC;

COPPER; DECAY; EMULSIFICATION; FUNGI; LEACHING; MOLDS; TERMITES; WOOD;

EID: 84897874431     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2014.02.010     Document Type: Article

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