Wood products are usually treated with wood preservatives to protect them from
deterioration. Pressure or non-pressure preservative treatments can be utilized to …

The wood preservation industry has taken large leaps to develop and produce chemicals
that protect wood from microorganisms and weathering degradation with no or low …

Wood is a natural material that presents a great variation of properties. Many treatments
have been developed in order to extend the service life of wood products. Nowadays …

Chitosan (C) is a natural antimicrobial compound that has been widely explored for wood
protection, but its application is limited by its high leachability. Genipin is a biobased …

In recent times, mass timber products have encouraged renewed interest in wood as raw
material for more sustainable building and construction. However, durability concerns due to …

Timber suffers from various biological damages. Recent efforts aim on nature-friendly
sustainable technologies of wood protection to replace classical synthetic agents having …

In this study, the antifungal effects of copper and silver nanoparticles against two wood-
rotting fungi were investigated. European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and Scots pine (Pinus …

Effect of wood preservatives (waterborne and organicborne) on the performance of surface
finishing properties is investigated. Sapwood of scots pine,(Pinus sylvestris L.), oriental …

Radiata pine is the main wood species used in the Chilean construction industry, but it must
be protected due to its low natural durability. Chemical protection of wood by impregnation …

In this study, we investigated the color, gloss and surface roughness of bamboo
(Phyllostachys bambusoides) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) samples impregnated with …