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Macro biological degradation of wood treated with sorbitol and citric acid : first results from marine environment and termite exposure

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dc.contributor.authorTreu, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorNunes, Lina
dc.contributor.authorLarnøy, Erik
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-29T11:56:02Z
dc.date.available2021-04-29T11:56:02Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionIRG51 webinar on Wood Protection 10-11 June 2020.pt_PT
dc.description.abstractMost European wood species are rapidly and severely degraded in termite-infested areas and the marine environment. There is a need for new solutions, especially in the marine environment, since we lack wood preservatives approved for marine applications in Europe. Several wood modification systems show high resistance against both marine borers and subterranean termites. However, the existing commercialised methods of wood modification are costly. Therefore, a new, low cost and non-toxic wood modification system from inexpensive and readily-available feedstock chemicals have been used in this study. The treatment of wood with a combination of sorbitol and citric acid (PS-modification) showed good resistance against wood borers in the marine environment after one season and against subterranean termites in the laboratory after eight weeks. Future results from the ongoing field tests in the marine environment will reveal the long-term performance of PS-treated wood. The low termite survival rate in the non-choice test already in the first week of testing indicate a mode of action which is not comparable with other wood modification treatments.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Norwegian Research Council financing of the ValorWood project 302072 and the support of Oslofjordfondet, project 298869.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationTreu, A., Nunes, L. & Larnoy, E. (2020) Macro biological degradation of wood treated with sorbitol and citric acid – first results from marine environment and termite exposure. Proceedings IRG Annual Meeting, IRG51 webinar on Wood Protection. 13pp. Stockholm.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/5896
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherIRG/WPpt_PT
dc.subjectShipwormen
dc.subjectSubterranean Termitesen
dc.subjectWood Protectionen
dc.titleMacro biological degradation of wood treated with sorbitol and citric acid : first results from marine environment and termite exposureen
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceStockholm, Swedenen
oaire.citation.endPage13pt_PT
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person.familyNameRibeiro Nunes
person.givenNameLina Maria
person.identifierA-7169-2013
person.identifier.ciencia-id2515-2AE7-A765
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-6849-3241
person.identifier.scopus-author-id23006201100
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