| Journal: | Maderas : ciencia y tecnología |
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| System number: | 000544810 |
| ISSN: | 0718-221X |
| Authors: | Poonia, Pawan Kumar1 Tripathi, Sadhna2 |
| Institutions: | 1UAS, College of Forestry, Dharwad, Karnataka. India 2Forest Research Institute, Uttarakhand, Dehradun. India |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Season: | Jul |
| Volumen: | 20 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Pages: | 499-504 |
| Country: | Chile |
| Language: | Inglés |
| English abstract | This study investigated the effect of microwave treatment on wood pH and termite resistance. Pinus roxburghii heartwood was exposed to four different microwave intensities at 2450 MHz frequency for 5 minutes. Preservative impregnation, pH variation and termite resistance of microwave-treated and control specimens were studied. Wood pH decreased from 4,6 (C1) to 3,9 (T4) and preservative uptake increased (i.e., 10,41 to 21,61 kgm-3) with increasing microwave treatment intensities. However, microwave treatment had little effect on termite resistance. |
| Keyword: | Dielectric treatment, Durability, Impregnation, Odentotermes obesus, Pine. |
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