An accelerated method to evaluate wood preservatives for soil contact was explored using thin (4 mm) pine sticks in small decay cups containing non-sterile soil and wood compost-amended soil...
Keywords: accelerated decay test, biocide depletion, chromated copper arsenate (CCA), copper naphthenate (CuNap), decay fungi, modulus of elasticity (MOE), wood preservation
03/2007 | Holzforschung, Walter de GruyterWood products for exterior residential applications have long been protected with metallic preservatives...
Keywords: antioxidant activity, chromones, decay fungi, flavones, Fe3+ reducing activity, free radicals, fungicidal activity, heartwood, metal chelation, natural durability, organic biocides, wood preservation
05/2008 | Holzforschung, Walter de Gruyter