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Anatomical Structure and Copper Microdistribution in Mechanical, Biological, and Laser Incised Spruce and Larch Refractory Woods

open access: yesBioResources, 2023
The anatomical structure of wood and the application of three different incision pretreatments affect the distribution of preservatives in refractory woods. This study focused on Picea orientalis (L.) Peterm.) and Larix decidua Mill. and investigated the
Davut Bakir
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Oxidation states of copper in preservative treated wood as studied by X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (XANES).

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2022
Copper is a common component in wood preservatives and is used to protect the wood against fungal degradation. Previous research has shown that the Cu++ oxidation state provides the best wood protection, and Cu++ is widely believed to be the oxidation ...
Samuel L Zelinka   +3 more
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Comparative Copper Resistance Strategies of Rhodonia placenta and Phanerochaete chrysosporium in a Copper/Azole-Treated Wood Microcosm

open access: yesJournal of Fungi, 2022
Copper-based formulations of wood preservatives are widely used in industry to protect wood materials from degradation caused by fungi. Wood treated with preservatives generate toxic waste that currently cannot be properly recycled.
Gaurav Pandharikar   +7 more
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Premium price for natural preservatives in wine: a discrete choice experiment

open access: yesWine Economics and Policy, 2021
The South African wine industry has recently launched the world’s first ‘no sulphite added’ wine made from indigenous Rooibos & Honeybush toasted wood chips. This wood chip contains antioxidant properties known to protect wine from oxidation.
Lydia Chikumbi   +3 more
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Monks and Icon Painters from the Spaso-Andronikov Monastery, Moscow [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
In the Monastery of Our Saviour and St. Andronicus in Moscow, skeletal remains of clerics and of (possibly) famous icon painters were discovered. The bones were radiocarbon dated, and concentrations of trace elements in bone tissues were measured.
Alexandrovskaya, E.I.,   +4 more
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Conventional technology and nanotechnology in wood preservation: A Review

open access: yesBioResources, 2018
Wood products are usually treated with wood preservatives to protect them from deterioration. Pressure or non-pressure preservative treatments can be utilized to incorporate biocide into the wood, depending on the applications of the end-products ...
Teck-Jin Teng   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Innovative wood treatments with hybrid inorganic-organic polymers and a proposal for drywood termites standard testing protocol [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Introduction: Wood is a renewable resource widely used as a structural material and for a variety of artefacts, thanks to its particularly advantageous mechanical properties and aesthetic characteristics.
MAISTRELLO, Lara
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Two decades of "Horse sweat" taint and Brettanomyces yeasts in wine: where do we stand now ? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
ReviewThe unwanted modification of wine sensory attributes by yeasts of the species Brettanomyces bruxellensis due to the production of volatile phenols is presently the main microbiological threat to red wine quality.
Malfeito-Ferreira, Manuel
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Evaporation as an ageing procedure prior to wood preservative biological testing: when standardization needs metrology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The wood preservation laboratory of Cirad is accredited by COFRAC (French accreditation committee – accreditation No. 1-1686) for tests on (1) durability of wood and wood-based products; (2) protective efficacy of wood preservatives; (3) efficacy of ...
Martin, Luc, Thévenon, Marie-France
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Influence of Soil Characteristics on Wood Biodeterioration by Brown Rot Fungi

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2020
Soil conditions can directly influence the inoculum potential of wood decay fungi, which is likely to be a major factor in the premature failure of utility poles across Europe. The objective of our study was to assess the influence of soil pH, humic acid
Javier Ribera   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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