Risk assessment of mould growth on spruce wood during transport in an intermodal container by Davor Kržišnik, Boštjan Lesar, Nejc Thaler, Samo Grbec, Miha Humar

“… Microclimatic conditions (relative humidity and temperature) were monitored in a shipment of Norway spruce (Picea abies) wood inside an intermodal container on its 66-day transport from Slovenia to Japan. …”
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Moisture Performance of Façade Elements Made of Thermally Modified Norway Spruce Wood by Miha Humar, Boštjan Lesar, Davor Kržišnik

“…Moisture content measurements of thermally modified façades were taken at 22 locations and compared to the moisture content of untreated Norway spruce wood. Temperature and relative humidity were recorded in parallel. …”
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Effects of Different Energy Intensities of Microwave Treatment on Heartwood and Sapwood Microstructures in Norway Spruce by Sauradipta Ganguly, Angela Balzano, Marko Petrič, Davor Kržišnik, Sadhna Tripathi, Jure Žigon, Maks Merela

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the changes in the anatomical structure of Norway spruce (<i>Picea abies</i> (L.) Karst.) heartwood and sapwood after microwave modification in order to develop the most effective treatment in terms of applied energy without causing significant structural damage. …”
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Analysis of decayed Norway spruce wood impregnated with CCB after 14 years of outdoor exposure by Miha Humar, Boštjan Lesar, Davor Kržišnik, Angela Balzano

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Sorption properties of wood impregnated with the fire retardant Burnblock by Miha Humar, Boštjan Lesar, Davor Kržišnik

“…DVS analysis confirmed that the sorption properties of impregnated spruce wood are comparable to those of non-impregnated spruce wood. …”
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Influence of Zwitterionic Buffer Effects with Thermal Modification Treatments of Wood on Symbiotic Protists in <i>Reticulitermes grassei</i> Clément by Sónia Duarte, Lina Nunes, Davor Kržišnik, Miha Humar, Dennis Jones

“…The effect of the wood treatments on termites and their symbionts was visible after four weeks, especially for spruce treated with tricine and bicine and heat treatment (bicine HT), and for beech treated with bicine and bicine and heat treatment (bicine HT). …”
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Modelling the Material Resistance of Wood—Part 2: Validation and Optimization of the Meyer-Veltrup Model by Christian Brischke, Gry Alfredsen, Miha Humar, Elena Conti, Laurie Cookson, Lukas Emmerich, Per Otto Flæte, Stefania Fortino, Lesley Francis, Ulrich Hundhausen, Ilze Irbe, Kordula Jacobs, Morten Klamer, Davor Kržišnik, Boštjan Lesar, Eckhard Melcher, Linda Meyer-Veltrup, Jeffrey J. Morrell, Jack Norton, Sabrina Palanti, Gerald Presley, Ladislav Reinprecht, Tripti Singh, Rod Stirling, Martti Venäläinen, Mats Westin, Andrew H. H. Wong, Ed Suttie

“…Based on test data on brown, white, and soft rot as well as moisture dynamics, the decay rates of different untreated wood species were predicted relative to the reference species of Norway spruce (<i>Picea abies</i>). The present study aimed to validate and optimize the resistance model for a wider range of wood species including very durable species, thermally and chemically modified wood, and preservative treated wood. …”
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Evaluation of the Effect of a Combined Chemical and Thermal Modification of Wood though the Use of Bicine and Tricine by Dennis Jones, Davor Kržišnik, Miha Hočevar, Andreja Zagar, Miha Humar, Carmen-Mihaela Popescu, Maria-Cristina Popescu, Christian Brischke, Lina Nunes, Simon F. Curling, Graham Ormondroyd, Dick Sandberg

“…This study has attempted to combine the use of amines and thermal modification, with subsequent properties investigated for the treatment of spruce (<i>Picea abies</i> (L.) H. Karst) and beech (<i>Fagus sylvatica</i> L.). …”
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Quality Control of Thermally Modified Timber Using Dynamic Vapor Sorption (DVS) Analysis by Miha Humar, Rožle Repič, Davor Kržišnik, Boštjan Lesar, Romana Cerc Korošec, Christian Brischke, Lukas Emmerich, Gregor Rep

“…In this study, we aimed to utilise dynamic vapor sorption (DVS) for this purpose. Norway spruce (<i>Picea abies</i>) and European beech (<i>Fagus sylvatica</i>) samples were thermally modified at different temperatures according to different heat treatment techniques: (1) the Silvapro process based on an initial vacuum; (2) an air heat treatment, whereby samples were wrapped in aluminium foil; (3) thermal modification of wood samples in the ambient atmosphere in a laboratory oven. …”
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