The area of wood protection is in a period of change. New wood protection systems have been developed while e.g. their mode of action remains insufficiently understood. Most studies on …
A range of studies the last decade has shown that modified wood can provide excellent protection against a range of wood deteriorating organisms, including decay fungi. However, we still lack …
Modified wood materials have improved resistance against wood decaying fungi. In contrast to traditional treatments, where the durability is achieved from the toxicity of the added chemicals, very little is …
Even if it is well established that acetylation of wood by the use of acetic anhydride is able to impart a significant degree of decay resistance, more evidence is needed …
The process of brown-rot degradation includes a non-enzymatic part, the chelator mediated Fenton degradation, followed by enzymatic action. The fungus induces the production of hydroxyl radicals inside the wood cell …
The mode of action of modified wood has long been discussed but is still unsolved. A better understanding of decay resistance mechanisms facilitates improvements of wood protection processes and product …
In order to protect non-durable wood species against microbial deterioration one alternative is modified wood. The lowered equilibrium moisture in modified wood is believed to be one of the main …
Furfurylation of wood is basically described as the polymerization of the organic monomer furfuryl alcohol (FA) in wooden tissue. Very little is known about the topochemistry of FA polymerization in …
Protection of wood against fungal degradation is crucial for its outdoor application. As traditional biocide-based protections systems are being banned, inspiration for environmentally friendly solutions may be found in tree …
Since brown rot fungi prefer conifers it is the most important wood decaying group in the boreal forest belt (Zabel and Morrell 1992, Goodell 2003, Vanden Wymelenberg et al. 2010). …
