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- Chen, George C.
- Wood and fiber science 2009 v.41 no.3 pp. 220
- decay resistance, etc ; water content; wood treatment; acid treatment; wood preservatives; wood preservation; molds (fungi); sodium silicate; Gloeophyllum trabeum; Coriolus versicolor; water; sorption; Pinus taeda; Liquidambar styraciflua; white-rot fungi; brown-rot fungi; Show all 16 Subjects
- ... The aim of this study was to investigate safer, more inexpensive chemicals derived from sodium silicate that can be used to protect wood against fungal degradation. Desiccant and surfactant properties of sodium silicate-derived products have been used since the early 19th century and may find application for wood decay protection. In our study, wood was impregnated with 19.5% sodium silicate and a ...