Wood durability researchers have long described fungal decay of timber using the starkly
simple terms of white, brown and soft rot, along with the less destructive mold and stain …

Wood modifications are becoming popular as a way to enhance the performance of wood,
either to make it more durable, improve the performance of wood, or give it new functionality …

The degradable nature of high-performance, wood-based materials is an attractive
advantage when considering environmental factors such as sustainability, recycling, and …

The mechanical properties presented in this chapter were obtained from tests of pieces of
wood termed “clear” and “straight grained” because they did not contain characteristics such …

Wood in service is sequestering carbon, but it is principally prone to deterioration where
different fungi metabolize wood, and carbon dioxide is released back to the atmosphere. A …

Wood-destroying fungi play an important role in nature, because they are the only forms of
life capable of reducing wood to its initial constituents. However, they can also be dangerous …

The biological decomposition of lignocellulosic materials, in particular woody biomass by
wood-rotting Basidiomycetes, plays an essential role in carbon circle. Brown-rot fungi are …

Eucalypt wood (Eucalyptus globulus) was heated in an oven for 2–24 h at 170–200° C and
in an autoclave with superheated and saturated steam for 2–12 h at 190–210° C. The …

Interest in understanding how brown-rot fungi degrade wood has received increasing
attention in recent years because of a need to identify novel targets that can be inhibited for …

Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) wood has low dimensional stability and durability. Heat
treatment was made in an oven using hot air during 2 to 24 h and at 170-200 ºC. A …