Insoluble metaborates were formed by impregnating wood with borax and metallic salts, and the biological resistance of samples treated with metaborates was evaluated...
Keywords: copper, decay resistance, field termite test, metaborate, termite resistance, Zinc
01/2006 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterThe decay and termite resistance of boric acid (BA)- and di-sodium octoborate tetrahydrate (DOT)-treated sugi sapwood was tested in the context of additional heat treatments at two temperature levels...
Keywords: boric acid, boron leaching, Coptotermes formosanus, decay resistance, DOT, Fomitopsis palustris, heat treatment, termite resistance, Trametes versicolor
07/2006 | Holzforschung, Walter de Gruyter