Philippine Forest Products Journal now available

Volume 3 of the Philippine Forest Products Journal recently rolled off the press and may now be accessed by interested readers thru the Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI) library.

The issue showcases eight papers:

• Glyoxal as Cross-linking Agent of Phenolic Varnish from Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (CNSL)
• Physical and Mechanical Properties of Eucalyptus citriodora, Eucalyptus urophyllaand Alstonia macrophylla
• The Taxonomy and Utilization of Two Closely Related Philippine Pandanus Species (Pandanus odoratissimus L.f. and P. tectorius Parkinson)
• Finishing of Thermally Modified Malapapaya [Polyscias nodosa (Blume) Seem.] Wood Using Commercial and Formulated Coatings
• Resistance of Thermally Modified Malapapaya [Polyscias nodosa (Blume) Seem.] Wood against Wood-Destroying Termites
• Formulation and Testing of Nanomaterial-Reinforced Almaciga (Agathis philippinensisWarb.) Resin Varnish
• Kiln Drying Characteristics of Malapapaya [Polyscias nodosa (Blume) Seem.] Lumber
• Appreciating the FPRDI Furnace-type Lumber Dryer (FTLD) in the Context of Climate Change

Philippine Forest Products Journal.

### (Apple Jean C. Martin, 4 February 2014)

For further information log on website :
http://fprdi.dost.gov.ph/index.php/73-philippine-forest-products-journal-now-available