Natural durability of two plantation woods, Chinese fir and I-214 poplar, was investigated thoroughly by three test- ing methods, namely an accelerated laboratory decay test, a fungus cellar test and a field test. Af...Natural durability of two plantation woods, Chinese fir and I-214 poplar, was investigated thoroughly by three test- ing methods, namely an accelerated laboratory decay test, a fungus cellar test and a field test. After the decay test using Postia pla- centa and Trametes versicolor, Chinese fir and the I-214 poplar showed 34% and 69% of mass loss, respectively, indicating they should be classified as slightly durable and non-durable wood. This conclusion was confirmed by the fungus cellar test and the field test. Like the performance in the decay test, I-214 poplar showed no resistance to termites either in the laboratory or in the field, whereas Chinese fir would be classified as moderately resistant.展开更多
We evaluated fungal decay and mold resistance,leaching, and water absorption of nano-compounds and Paraloid B72-(PB72) in treated wood specimens to develop new methods of consolidation by combining nanoparticles and...We evaluated fungal decay and mold resistance,leaching, and water absorption of nano-compounds and Paraloid B72-(PB72) in treated wood specimens to develop new methods of consolidation by combining nanoparticles and consolidants. Scots pine wood specimens were treated with dispersions of nano-Cu O, nano-Zn O,nano-B2O3, nano-Ti O2, and nano-Ce O2. PB72 treatments of nano-particle-treated wood specimens were then carried out by either vacuum or immersion for 24 h. Previously,decayed wood specimens were also consolidated with the nano-compounds and PB72. PB72 treatments reduced element release from treated wood specimens. Nearly all nano-compounds ? PB72 treatments increased the biological performance of treated wood specimens against decay fungi tested. PB72-only treated wood specimens had the highest weight losses in decay tests. No improvements were obtained in mold resistance tests when the nanocompounds and PB72 were combined. In nano-compoundonly treatments, unleached specimens showed slightly lower water absorption values compared to untreated control specimens. Incorporation of PB72 into nano-compound-treated wood specimens resulted in considerably lower water absorption and volumetric swell. In previously decayed specimens treated with the nano-compounds and PB72 solution, water absorption after 2-h immersion declined compared to control specimens.展开更多
As a part of the documentation of the polyporoid fungi of Kerala State,India,two interesting polypore specimens were collected.Morphological and molecular characterization revealed the identity of two species as Neofo...As a part of the documentation of the polyporoid fungi of Kerala State,India,two interesting polypore specimens were collected.Morphological and molecular characterization revealed the identity of two species as Neofomitella guangxiensis and Sebipora aquosa,which were reported as new records to India.We present the taxonomy of the two species based on morphology and molecular phylogenetic data.展开更多
基金Supported by Sino-Japanese Technical Cooperation Project Titled "Studies on Chinese Plantation Wood" (JICA PROJECT/033-1418-E-O)
文摘Natural durability of two plantation woods, Chinese fir and I-214 poplar, was investigated thoroughly by three test- ing methods, namely an accelerated laboratory decay test, a fungus cellar test and a field test. After the decay test using Postia pla- centa and Trametes versicolor, Chinese fir and the I-214 poplar showed 34% and 69% of mass loss, respectively, indicating they should be classified as slightly durable and non-durable wood. This conclusion was confirmed by the fungus cellar test and the field test. Like the performance in the decay test, I-214 poplar showed no resistance to termites either in the laboratory or in the field, whereas Chinese fir would be classified as moderately resistant.
基金financially supported by the Coordination Unit for Scientific Research of Istanbul University,Turkey(Project No:45503)
文摘We evaluated fungal decay and mold resistance,leaching, and water absorption of nano-compounds and Paraloid B72-(PB72) in treated wood specimens to develop new methods of consolidation by combining nanoparticles and consolidants. Scots pine wood specimens were treated with dispersions of nano-Cu O, nano-Zn O,nano-B2O3, nano-Ti O2, and nano-Ce O2. PB72 treatments of nano-particle-treated wood specimens were then carried out by either vacuum or immersion for 24 h. Previously,decayed wood specimens were also consolidated with the nano-compounds and PB72. PB72 treatments reduced element release from treated wood specimens. Nearly all nano-compounds ? PB72 treatments increased the biological performance of treated wood specimens against decay fungi tested. PB72-only treated wood specimens had the highest weight losses in decay tests. No improvements were obtained in mold resistance tests when the nanocompounds and PB72 were combined. In nano-compoundonly treatments, unleached specimens showed slightly lower water absorption values compared to untreated control specimens. Incorporation of PB72 into nano-compound-treated wood specimens resulted in considerably lower water absorption and volumetric swell. In previously decayed specimens treated with the nano-compounds and PB72 solution, water absorption after 2-h immersion declined compared to control specimens.
文摘As a part of the documentation of the polyporoid fungi of Kerala State,India,two interesting polypore specimens were collected.Morphological and molecular characterization revealed the identity of two species as Neofomitella guangxiensis and Sebipora aquosa,which were reported as new records to India.We present the taxonomy of the two species based on morphology and molecular phylogenetic data.