On the use of capsaicin as a natural preservative against fungal attack on Pinus sp. and Hymenaea sp. woods

On the use of capsaicin as a natural preservative against fungal attack on Pinus sp. and Hymenaea sp. woods

Capsaicin (capsicum oleoresin) extracted from two peeper species, Capsicum frutescens and Capsicum baccatum, was investigated as a natural preservative against fungal (Paecilomyces variotti) attack on Pinus sp. and Hymenaea sp. Static contact angle measurements were performed as a function of time i...

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Main Authors: Analine Crespo Ziglio, Débora Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) 2013-08-01
Series:Materials Research
Subjects:
peppers
wood preservatives
contact angles
surface properties
wettability
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