Biological resistance of pine wood treated with nano-sized zinc oxide and zinc borate against brown-rot fungi

Published Date

First online: 30 July 2016

Title 

Biological resistance of pine wood treated with nano-sized zinc oxide and zinc borate against brown-rot fungi

• Author 

• Charalampos Lykidis 
• , Miklos Bak
• , George Mantanis
• , Robert Németh

Abstract

In this work, the biological resistance of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) wood impregnated with nano-sized zinc oxide and zinc borate against the fungi Daedalea quercina, Poria placenta and Serpula lacrymans was evaluated. It can be concluded that nano-sized zinc oxide inhibited the biological degradation of pine wood against Serpula lacrymans, while it was ineffective against the brown-rot fungus Poria placenta. Pine wood treated with nano-sized zinc borate exhibited higher biological resistance against the fungi Serpula lacrymans and Poria placenta.

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