TY - JOUR
T1 - Laboratory screening of thermo-mechanically densified and thermally modified timbers for resistance to the marine borer Limnoria quadripunctata
AU - Janus, Malte
AU - Cragg, Simon
AU - Brischke, Christian
AU - Meyer-Veltrup, Linda
AU - Wehsener, Jörg
PY - 2018/1
Y1 - 2018/1
N2 - Thermo-mechanically densified material of five different wood species (English oak, European ash, European beech, Norway spruce, poplar) was subjected to three different vacuum-heat treatment processes (A 230 °C/20% vacuum; B 230 °C/80% vacuum; C 240 °C/20% vacuum) and tested for its resistance against the marine borer Limnoria quadripunctata by comparing their faecal pellet production rates. The three different treatments caused a notable reduction in the feeding rates of up to 66% indicating significantly increased durability against Limnoria if exposed to marine environment. Neither the treatment temperature nor the application of a higher vacuum affected the faecal pellet production significantly.
AB - Thermo-mechanically densified material of five different wood species (English oak, European ash, European beech, Norway spruce, poplar) was subjected to three different vacuum-heat treatment processes (A 230 °C/20% vacuum; B 230 °C/80% vacuum; C 240 °C/20% vacuum) and tested for its resistance against the marine borer Limnoria quadripunctata by comparing their faecal pellet production rates. The three different treatments caused a notable reduction in the feeding rates of up to 66% indicating significantly increased durability against Limnoria if exposed to marine environment. Neither the treatment temperature nor the application of a higher vacuum affected the faecal pellet production significantly.
U2 - 10.1007/s00107-017-1239-y
DO - 10.1007/s00107-017-1239-y
M3 - Article
SN - 0018-3768
VL - 76
SP - 393
EP - 396
JO - European Journal of Wood and Wood Products
JF - European Journal of Wood and Wood Products
IS - 1
ER -