Australia has significant wood resources in its native forest, but the resource available for
harvest becomes lesser due to the conversion of native forest to conservation reserves. The …

Reducing the water absorption of wood is important as less permeability to water implies
enhanced resistance against wood-decaying organisms and is mechanically stable. Many …

Wood from tropical plantation forests has lower physical and mechanical properties than
mature wood. Furfuryl alcohol (FA) impregnation into the wood could help to enhance …

The citric acid (CA)-based adhesive, as a new environment-friendly adhesive, has been
developed and used for the manufacturing of plywood to resolve the problem of …

The purpose of this study was to use furfurylation to enhance the resistance of wood to
subterranean termite attack. Wood samples were obtained from four fast-growing tropical …

Indonesian log production is dominated by young trees harvested from plantation forests.
The timber contains of sapwood and juvenile wood, which are not resistant to termite attack …

ABSTRACT Sengon (Falcataria moluccana Miq.) tree offers a wood of low quality and
durability owing to its low density and thin cell walls. This study aimed to improve the …

The principle of wood impregnation entails treating wood with a monomer/impregnating
agent that diffuses into the cell walls, often followed by polymerization to change desired …

Eucalyptus pellita is one of the fast-growing tree species and has become predominant in
Indonesian forest plantations. Meanwhile, tree breeding programs with clone development …

Muna teakwood, especially from old stands, has been popular as raw material for timber
industries in Indonesia for the past ten decades. Due to the scarcity of this wood, superior …