Determination of the combined effect of chemical modification and compression of agatis wood on the dimension stability, termite resistance, and morphological structure

• Main Authors: H. P. Shawkataly, Abdul Khalil, Rudi Dungani, Mohammed, Issam Ahmed, Hossain, Md. Sohrab, N. A., Sri Aprilia, Edy Budiarso, Enih Rosamah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37033/1/Determination%20of%20the%20combined%20effect%20of%20chemical%20modification%20and%20compression%20of%20agatis%20wood%20on%20the%20dimension%20stability.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37033/; http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_09_4_6614_Khalil_Agatis_Wood_Termite_Resistance
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Agatis wood (Agathis lorantifolia Salisb.) was impregnated with a combination of styrene and methyl methacrylate and compressed to a strain of 50% to improve dimensional stability and termite resistance. The changes in cell structure were analyzed to determine the effects of the combination treatmen...