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Influence of Copper and Biopolymer/Saqez Resin on the Properties of Poplar Wood Dong, Huijun; Bahmani, Mohsen; Rahimi, Sohrab; Humar, Miha

Abstract

There is an increasing trend in the use of environmentally-friendly materials in wood protection. This includes the use of less toxic active ingredients, as well as better fixation. This study investigates the formulation based on the combination of copper and Saqez resin on the physical and biological resistance properties of poplar wood. Samples were treated by either copper-ethanolamine (Cu/MEA) and/or Saqez resin at various treatment levels. A vacuum pressure procedure was applied. The retention, weight percent gain, water absorption, volumetric swelling, and decay resistance of the samples were then determined. The highest retention and weight percent gain were obtained in the samples treated with the combination of copper-based system and Saqez resin. Additionally, the combination of the copper and Saqez improved the physical properties and decay-resistance against white-rot fungus Trametes versicolor.

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Title
Influence of Copper and Biopolymer/Saqez Resin on the Properties of Poplar Wood
Creator
Dong, Huijun; Bahmani, Mohsen; Rahimi, Sohrab; Humar, Miha
Publisher
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Date Issued
2020-06-11
Description
There is an increasing trend in the use of environmentally-friendly materials in wood protection. This includes the use of less toxic active ingredients, as well as better fixation. This study investigates the formulation based on the combination of copper and Saqez resin on the physical and biological resistance properties of poplar wood. Samples were treated by either copper-ethanolamine (Cu/MEA) and/or Saqez resin at various treatment levels. A vacuum pressure procedure was applied. The retention, weight percent gain, water absorption, volumetric swelling, and decay resistance of the samples were then determined. The highest retention and weight percent gain were obtained in the samples treated with the combination of copper-based system and Saqez resin. Additionally, the combination of the copper and Saqez improved the physical properties and decay-resistance against white-rot fungus Trametes versicolor.
Subject
Saqez; copper; physical properties; biological resistance; performance
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2020-06-30
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
CC BY 4.0
DOI
10.14288/1.0392027
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/74821
Affiliation
Forestry, Faculty of; Non UBC; Wood Science, Department of
Citation
Forests 11 (6): 667 (2020)
Publisher DOI
10.3390/f11060667
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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