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Filtering by: Subject Wood -- Deterioration Advisor Gartner, Barbara L. Committee Member Humprey, Philip

Development of an Accelerated Method for Assessing Decay of Wood Plastic Composites (WPC's)

Creator:

Silva Guzman, Jose Antonio

Abstract:

This study examined the decay resistance of the pine and maple components of wood plastic composites (WPC' s) of varying thicknesses exposed on several culture media to wood decay fungi under laboratory conditions. The ability of malt agar extract (MEA), potato dextrose agar (PDA), amended basal salts, sawdust (maple and...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Wood Science presented on December 15, 2003. Title