Effects Of Nano-Clay On Biological Resistance Of Wood-Plastic Composite Against Five Wood-Deteriorating Fungi

Authors

  • E. Bari
  • H. R. Taghiyari
  • O. Schmidt
  • A. Ghorbani
  • H. Aghababaei

Keywords:

fungal degradation, nano-clay, populus nigra, water absorption, wood-plastic composite

Abstract

Effects of nano-clay on weight loss of wood-plastic composites (WPC) by five fungi were studied. Nanoclay particles of 20 to 50 nm size were applied at 2, 4, and 6% WPC of 0,90 g/cm3 density. The white-rot fungi Physisporinus vitreus, Pleurotus ostreatus and Trametes versicolor as well as the brown-rot species Antrodia vaillantii and Coniophora puteana were used. Mass loss tests were conducted according to the European standard. The highest (3.2%) and lowest (0,2%) mass losses were produced by T. versicolor and P. vitreus in the control and 6%-nanoclay treatments, respectively. Obviously the weight loss of WPC depends on the fungus species. Although weight losses were extremely low, nano-clay considerably inhibited the growth of wood-deteriorating fungi. Mass loss correlated with water absorption.

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Published

2015-01-12

How to Cite

Bari, E., Taghiyari, H. R., Schmidt, O., Ghorbani, A., & Aghababaei, H. (2015). Effects Of Nano-Clay On Biological Resistance Of Wood-Plastic Composite Against Five Wood-Deteriorating Fungi. Maderas-Cienc Tecnol, 17(1), 205–212. Retrieved from https://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/MCT/article/view/200

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Vol. 17 No. 1 (2015)

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