Feasibility study on three furfurylated non-durable tropical wood species evaluated for resistance to brown, white and soft rot fungi

Venås, Thomas Mark and Wong, Andrew H.H (2008) Feasibility study on three furfurylated non-durable tropical wood species evaluated for resistance to brown, white and soft rot fungi. International Research Group on Wood Protection. ISSN 2000-8953

[img]
Preview
PDF
Feasibility study on three furfurylated (abstract).pdf

Download (17kB) | Preview
Official URL: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/291747427

Abstract

Furfurylation can protect non-durable wood species against biological degradation, but the method used today cannot fully protect the heartwood of Scots pine due to insufficient penetration. In order to test alternative wood substrates for furfurylation, three Malaysian grown wood species (Kelempayan, Rubberwood and Sena) were furfurylated and subjected to soil block decay testing. Their performance was compared to furfurylated Scots pine and furfurylated Beech modified using the same process. In addition, treatment characteristics were evaluated. One of the species tested, Kelempayan, seems to be a promising substrate for furfurylation. Kelempayan is easy to impregnate in both sap- and heartwood, and a 50% higher weight gain was reached using equivalent amounts of impregnation solution compared to Scots pine. Sena, Rubberwood and Beech returned weight gains 40-60% lower than Scots pine. Decay protection was largely comparable at equivalent weight percent gains for all wood species tested, although differences appeared. Generally, a weight gain of approximately 25% by furfurylation seems to offer good protection in the chosen soil block test.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Kelempayan, Sena, Rubberwood, furfurylation substrate, decay resistance, unimas, university, universiti, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, ipta, education, research, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
Divisions: Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology
Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology
Depositing User: Karen Kornalius
Date Deposited: 02 May 2017 03:15
Last Modified: 02 May 2017 03:15
URI: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16028

Actions (For repository members only: login required)

View Item View Item