EFFECTS OF WATER-BORNE ROSIN ON THE FIXATION AND DECAY RESISTANCE OF COPPER-BASED PRESERVATIVE TREATED WOOD
A rosin sizing agent designed to impregnate wood and immobilize copper in wood cells for protection against decay was investigated. Poplar (Populus ussuriensis) wood was impregnated with combinations of 3% CuSO4 solution and 1.0%, 2.0%, or 4.0% rosin sizing agent. The decay resistance of treated woo...
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North Carolina State University
2012-06-01
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| Series: | BioResources |
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| Online Access: | http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_07_3_3573_Hien_Nguyen_LL_Rosin_Copper_Treated_Wood/1618 |