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Antifungal and antitermitic potential of extracts of industrial wood waste from Central Amazon, Brazil

Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología
Studies on wood durability have highlighted the use of new environmentally friendly substances. In this sense, research carried out with Amazonian forest species is extremely important for the discovery of new bioactive substances from durable wood and ...
Victor Fassina Brocco, Lais Gonçalves da Costa, Marcelly Cristina Monteiro de Castro, Andressa Vitoria Xavier Barbosa, Pedro Henrique da Costa Lyra, Rennata Crystine Alves Cruz da Conceição   +5 more
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Intelligent Identification of Embankment Termite Nest Hidden Danger by Electrical Resistivity Tomography

Applied Sciences
Traditional electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) technology confronts bottlenecks such as the volume effect in the detection of termite nests in levees, while the ERT based on deep learning has insufficient interpretation accuracy due to small sample ...
Fuyu Jiang, Yao Lei, Peixuan Qiao, Likun Gao, Jiong Ni, Xiaoyu Xu, Sheng Zhang   +6 more
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RESISTÊNCIA DE PAINÉIS AGLOMERADOS PRODUZIDOS COM DIFERENTES PROPORÇÕES DE MADEIRA E CASCA DE ARROZ A FUNGOS E CUPINS XILÓFAGOS

Ciência Florestal, 2010
Decay resistance against fungi and termite of particleboard made with different proportions of wood (Eucalyptus grandis) and rice husk was studied.
Rafael Rodolfo de Melo, Elio José Santini, Clovis Roberto Haselein, Alencar Garlet, Juarez Benigno Paes, Diego Martins Stangerlin   +5 more
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Effectiveness of Wood Vinegar from Tobacco Stalk on Termite Resistance in Bamboo (Dendrocalamus asper Backer)

Andalasian International Journal of Entomology
Bamboo (Dendrocalamus asper Backer) is commonly used as structural material in the tobacco curing barns of PT Perkebunan Nusantara X, where it is installed in the ground as supporting pillars.
Okta Prima Indahsari
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Optimization of termite in-ground monitoring stations: An evaluation trial

Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología, 2016
Subterranean termites are serious pests of wood in service in much of the world. One of the most popular techniques for monitoring and controlling termites is the use of in-ground monitoring stations. Different cellulosic matrices were evaluated in terms
Sónia Duarte, Adam M. Taylor, Jeff D. Lloyd, Marta Duarte, Lina Nunes   +4 more
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Effect of Thickness Swelling and Termite Attack Resistance in Wood–Plastic Composites Produced with Pine Wood and Recycled Thermoplastics

Biomass
This research aimed to evaluate the biological resistance to xylophagous organisms and the dimensional stability related to water absorption in plastic wood panels manufactured by compression molding and produced with pine wood and recycled ...
Emilly Silva, Yonny Lopez, Juarez Paes, Fernanda Maffioletti, Gabrielly Souza, Fabricio Gonçalves   +5 more
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Physico-Mechanical Properties Of Plywood Bonded By Nano Cupric Oxide (Cuo) Modified Pf Resins Against Subterranean Termites

Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología, 2015
Nano CuO and alkane surfactant modified phenol Formaldehyde (PF) resins were applied to manufacture plywood, and physical and mechanical properties, such as shear strength, tensile property, modulus of rupture (MOR), modulus of elasticity (MOE), as well ...
Wei Gao, Guanben Du
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The role of particle size of particulate nano-zinc oxide wood preservatives on termite mortality and leach resistance

Nanoscale Research Letters, 2011
Historically most residential wood preservatives were aqueous soluble metal formulations, but recently metals ground to submicron size and dispersed in water to give particulate formulations have gained importance.
Kartal S Nami, Clausen Carol, Arango Rachel, Green Frederick   +3 more
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Improvement of the durability of heat-treated wood against termites

Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología, 2017
Thermal modification is an attractive alternative to improve the decay durability and dimensional stability of wood. However, thermally modified wood is generally not resistant to termite attacks, limiting the field of application of such materials.
Solafa Salman, Marie France Thévenon, Anélie Pétrissans, Stéphane Dumarçay, Kevin Candelier, Philippe Gérardin   +5 more
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Decay and Termite Resistance of Wood Modified by High-Temperature Vapour-Phase Acetylation (HTVPA), a Simultaneous Acetylation and Heat Treatment Modification Process. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel)
Wang ZY, Xu JW, Liu JW, Hung KC, Wu TL, Chang WS, Wu JH.   +6 more
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