Mode of action of brown rot decay resistance in modified wood: A review

Holzforschung

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 239-246

  Ringman, Rebecka ^a   Pilgard, Annica ^a,b   Brischke, Christian ^c   Richter, Klaus ^b  

^a SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetylated wood; Basidiomycetes fungi; DMDHEU treated wood; Furfurylated wood; Mode of action; Thermally modified wood

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATED WOOD; DEGRADATION RATE; FREE HYDROXYL GROUPS; MODE OF ACTION; THERMALLY MODIFIED WOOD; WOOD MODIFICATION; WOOD PRESERVATIVES; WOOD-DECAY FUNGI;

DECAY (ORGANIC); DEGRADATION; FUNGI; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; WOOD;

WOOD CHEMICALS;

ACETYLATION; DEGRADATION; FUNGI; FURFURAL; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; WOOD;

EID: 84900570147     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/hf-2013-0057     Document Type: Review

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