PERFORMANCE OF ZINC BORATE-TREATED ORIENTED STRUCTURAL STRAW BOARD AGAINST MOLD FUNGI, DECAY FUNGI, AND TERMITES – A PRELIMINARY TRIAL

The performance of zinc borate (ZB)-treated oriented structural straw board (OSSB) against mold fungi, decay fungi, and termites was examined in standard laboratory evaluations. OSSB was fabricated with split wheat straw strands and diphenylmethane diisocyante (pMDI) resin. The ZB was added during p...

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Main Authors: Guangping Han, Wanli Cheng, Mark Manning, Pierre Eloy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2012-05-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_07_3_2986_Han_Zinc_Borate_Strawboard_Fungi_Termites/1560