Biological performance of Liquidambar orientalis Mill. heartwood

• Published in: International biodeterioration & biodegradation Vol. 75; pp. 104 - 108
• Main Authors: Terzi, Evren, Nami Kartal, S., Ibáñez, Claudia Marcela, Köse, Coşkun, Arango, Rachel, Clausen, Carol A., Green, Frederick
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2012
• Subjects: Anobium punctatum; antioxidant activity; Biological; Decay; decay resistance; Extractive; Fungi; Heartwood; hydrophobicity; Insect; insect larvae; Isoptera; Larvae; Liquidambar; Liquidambar orientalis; Mills; Mold; Molds; sustainable technology; Termite; toxicity; Trees; white-rot fungi; Wood; Termite; Heartwood; Decay; Liquidambar orientalis; Extractive; Insect; Mold

New approaches for wood protection based on green technologies have increased interest in using heartwood portions of certain wood species for the effects (toxic and antioxidant properties, chelate formation, hydrophobicity) of extractives located in heartwood. This study evaluated the biological pe...