Chemical modification of wood: A short review

Wood Material Science and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-33

  Rowell, Roger M ^a,b  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetic anhydride; Acetylation; Chemical modification; Decay; Dimensional stability; Equilibrium moisture content; Fungal cellar; Fungi

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925821745     PISSN: 17480272     EISSN: 17480280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17480270600670923     Document Type: Article

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