One of the biggest drawbacks of using European native wood species as a construction material is its tendency to degrade by fungal attack. This has lead to the development of …
Wood silanization is a process of its superficial or volumetric modification through the treatment with organosilicon compounds. The mechanism of such modification is based on covalent bonds formation between hydroxyl …
The aim of the research was to determine hydrophobic properties of wood treated with formulation consisted of ethanolic extract of propolis and two silanes: tetraethyl orthosilicate and vinyltrimethoxysilane.The investigations were …
