The effectiveness against soft rotting micro fungi and other soil inhabiting micro-organisms was tested according to ENV 807 using different treated Scots pine sapwood and beech wood samples. The treatments …
The treatability of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) sapwood is ranked in the European standard EN 350-2 as class 1 (easy to treat), although huge differences in sapwood penetration exist. To …
To evaluate the decay resistance of wood, treated or untreated, for hazard classes 3, 4 and 5, the mass loss due to fungal exposure needs to be calculated. The standards …
Wood is a traditional building material but in general it underlies restrictions in outdoor applications due to its respective durability against microbiological decay. To face this problem, different impregnation systems …
The durability of wood in exterior use is limited by to climatic factors and wood deteriorating organisms. The natural durability of the Nordic wood species is generally regarded as low, …
New environmental benign wood protection agents often come from natural resources, and are sometimes a waste product. Chitosan, a derivative from chitin which is among other sources a by-product from …
A range of studies has shown that Royal treated wood can provide excellent protection against weathering and decay fungi. This treatment combines the protective properties of a wood protection agent …
Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) sapwood is per definition (EN-350-2) easy to treat. Combined with its good availability on the European markets, it is a construction and building material in demand. …
Furfurylation process is a well-studied wood modification method. Properties such as dimensional stability, decay resistance, moisture uptake and weathering have been reported to be greatly improved after treatment. However, the …
