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 …
Mapping and visualization of structural changes due to the modification of wood would increase the understanding of chemical modification processes and facilitate optimization of the process parameters. The 2D and …
Furfurylation is a sustainable wood modification technique which among other things renders wood less hygroscopic and more resistant towards fungal degradation. The process in principle takes place in two steps: …
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 …
Modification is a way to avoid or delay fungal degradation of wood. Exactly how and why different types of modifications function remains unclear, albeit it is established that a reduction …
A major threat to wood is the biological degradation hazard from marine wood-boring invertebrates such as the isopod,Limnoria, and Teredinid bivalve, also known as the shipworm. The cost of restoration …
