Risk assessment of mould growth on spruce wood during transport in an intermodal container
Keywords:
Aspergilus sp., Penicilium sp, Picea abies, relative humidity, temperature, vapour sorption analysisAbstract
Microclimatic conditions (relative humidity and temperature) were monitored in a shipment of Norway spruce (Picea abies) wood inside an intermodal container on its 66-day transport from Slovenia to Japan. In parallel, the susceptibility of Norway spruce wood to moulding fungi was determined and a dynamic vapour sorption analysis was performed. Considerable moulding developed on specimens that were exposed to a climate with relative humidity above 93%. The results of the laboratory assessment correlated with the observations of mould development in the container. The relative humidity in the container was below 93%, so there was no mould growth on the transported Norway spruce wood.
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FAO. 2007. Global wood and wood products flow trends and perspectives. FAO Advisory Committee on Paper and Wood Products. Shanghai, China, 13 pp.
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Palumbo, M.; Lacasta, A.M.; Navarro, A.; Giraldo, M.P.; Lesar, B. 2016. Improvement of fire reaction and mould growth resistance of a new bio-based thermal insulation material. Construction and Building Materials 139:531-539.
Schmidt, O. 2006. Wood and tree fungi. Biology, damage, protection, and use. Springer, Berlin, 334 pp.
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Unger, A.; Schniewind, A.P.; Unger, W. 2001. Conservation of Wood Artifacts, a handbook. Springer, Berlin.
Viitanen, H.; Ritschkoff, A.C. 1991. Mould Growth in Pine and Spruce Sapwood in Relation to Air Humidity and Temperature. Report no 221, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
Welling, J.; Lambertz, G. 2008. Environmentally friendly temporary anti-mould treatment of packaging material before drying. Maderas-Cienc Tecnol 10(1):25-33.
Zabel, R.A.; Morell, J.J. 1992. Wood Microbiology, Decay and its Prevention. San Diego, Academic press Inc., 476 pp.
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2018-10-01
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Kržišnik, D., Lesar, B., Thaler, N., Grbec, S., & Humar, M. (2018). Risk assessment of mould growth on spruce wood during transport in an intermodal container. Maderas. Ciencia Y Tecnología, 20(4), 621–626. Retrieved from https://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/MCT/article/view/3222
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