Archive

Volume 64 (2013), Issue 4

Performance of Native and Copper-Ethanolamine-Treated Wood Exposed to Seawater at Port of Koper, Slovenia

Authors:

Miha Humar, Boštjan Lesar

Keywords:

marine borers; Limnoria sp.;Teredo sp.; EN 275; cooper based preservative; Adriatic Sea

Volume 73 (2022), Issue 2

Chemical Changes and Environmental Issues of Heat Treatment of Wood

Authors:

Nikolina Barlović, Anka Ozana Čavlović, Stjepan Pervan, Miljenko Klarić, Silvana Prekrat, Nikola Španić

Keywords:

heat treatment, heat-treated wood, wood components, colour change, ecology

Volume 73 (2022), Issue 2

Physical and Mechanical Properties and Decay Resistance of Poplar Modified with mDMDHEU

Authors:

Huseyin Sivrikaya, Ahmet Can

Keywords:

wood modification, mDMDHEU, dimensional stability, MOR, FTIR, TGA, decay resistance

Volume 72 (2021), Issue 4

Decay Resistance and Color Change of Pine and Beech Wood Impregnated with R. Luteum and R. Ponticum Plant Extracts

Authors:

Huseyin Pelit, Ali Alkan, Mesut Yalçın

Keywords:

color change; decay resistance; impregnation; natural extract; wood material

Volume 72 (2021), Issue 4

Biodegradation and Micro- Scale Treatability Pattern of Loblolly Pine Heartwood Bioincised by Bacillus Subtilis and Physisporinus Vitreus

Authors:

Ismaeil Zahedi Tajrishi, Asghar Tarmian, Reza Oladi, Miha Humar, Masoud Ahmadzadeh

Keywords:

Bacillus subtilis; bioincising; penetration; Physisporinus vitreus; wood treatability

Volume 72 (2021), Issue 4

Effect of Artificial Ageing on Adhesive Bonds from Heat Treated Spruce

Authors:

Mirko Kariz, Manja Kitek Kuzman, Milan Šernek

Keywords:

heat treated spruce; adhesive bond; artificial ageing; shear strength; delamination; colour change

Volume 71 (2020), Issue 3

Durability and Mechanical Performance of Differently Treated Glulam Beams during Two Years of Outdoor Exposure

Authors:

Davor Kržišnik, Samo Grbec, Boštjan Lesar, Denis Plavčak, Aleš Straže, Milan Šernek, Bogdan Šega, Miha Humar

Keywords:

degradation; glulam; mechanical testing; performance; service life; wood

Volume 71 (2020), Issue 2

The Influence of Wood Modification on Transfer Function of a Violin Bridge

Authors:

Miran Merhar, Miha Humar

Keywords:

violin bridge; excitation; transfer function; finite element method; Ansys; wood modification

Volume 71 (2020), Issue 1

Effect of Water Repellents on Hygroscopicity and Dimensional Stability of Densified Fir and Aspen Woods

Authors:

Huseyin Pelit, Fatih Emiroglu

Keywords:

densification; dimensional stability; hygroscopicity; impregnation; water repellents

Volume 71 (2020), Issue 1

Anatomical, Chemical and Mechanical Characteristics of Beech Wood Degraded by Two Pleurotus Species

Authors:

Yaghoob Azimi, Mohsen Bahmani, Ali Jafari, Hamid Reza Riyahi Bakhtyari

Keywords:

Pleurotus cornucopiae; Pleurotus eryngii; Trametes versicolor; wood decay; chemical analysis; light microscopy

Volume 71 (2020), Issue 4

Improving Weathering Performance of Wood by Borates Impregnation and Liquid Glass Coating

Authors:

Mustafa Kucuktuvek, Hilmi Toker, Turkay Turkoglu, Gokhan Gunduz, Ergun Baysal

Keywords:

weathering; boron compounds; liquid glass; wood coating; surface characteristics; building material

Volume 71 (2020), Issue 4

Effect of Natural Resin from Wild Pistachio Trees on Physical Properties and Durability of Beech Wood: Alone and in Combination with Boric Acid

Authors:

Soheila Izadyar, Yaser Babaei, Davood Efhamisisi

Keywords:

pistachio trees; natural resin; weight gain; durability; physical properties

Volume 71 (2020), Issue 4

Weath ering Performance of Beech Wood Coated with Acrylic Paint Containing UV Stabilizers of Dihydroxy Benzophenone and Nano Zinc Oxide

Authors:

Mehrnaz Akbarnezhad, Davood Rasouli, Hossein Yousefi, Mahdi Mashkour

Keywords:

acrylic coating; weathering; beech wood; dihydroxy benzophenone and nano zinc oxide

Volume 70 (2019), Issue 3

Influence of Natural Surface Ageing on Bonding Quality of Thermally Modified Oak and Beech Wood

Authors:

Vjekoslav Živković, Gustav Gabrek, Goran Mihulja

Keywords:

bonding; delamination; modified wood; shear strength; surface ageing

Volume 70 (2019), Issue 3

Accelerated Weathering and Decay Resistance of Heat-Treated Wood Reinforced Polypropylene Composites

Authors:

Deniz Aydemir, Mizgin Alsan, Ahmet Can

Keywords:

wood polymer composites; heat-treated wood; polypropylene (PP); outdoor performance; thermoplastics

Volume 70 (2019), Issue 2

Insect Species Damaging Industrial Wood in Western Black Sea Region of Turkey

Authors:

Mesut Yalçın, Çağlar Akçay, Cihat Taşçıoğlu, Beşir Yüksel

Keywords:

log depots; Turkey; Western Black Sea Region; wood-destroying insects; wood species

Volume 70 (2019), Issue 1

Abrasion Resistance of Thermally and Chemically Modified Timber

Authors:

Christian Brischke, Neele Ziegeler, Susanne Bollmus

Keywords:

flooring; chemical wood modification; Shaker method; Taber Abraser; thermally modified wood; wear

Volume 70 (2019), Issue 4

Assessment of Efficacy and Effectiveness of Some Extracted Bio-Chemicals as Bio-Fungicides on Wood

Authors:

Mohamed Z. M. Salem, Safa Abd El-Kader Mohamed Hamed, Maisa M. A. Mansour

Keywords:

bio-fungicides; wood; essential oils; extracts; antifungal activity

Volume 70 (2019), Issue 4

Impact of Heat Treatment on the Quality of Tree-of-Heaven Wood

Authors:

Ioannis Barboutis, Vasiliki Kamperidou

Keywords:

Ailanthus; colour; hygroscopic properties; mechanical strength; thermal treatment

Volume 70 (2019), Issue 4

Surface Roughness and Wettability of Surface Densified Heat-Treated Norway Spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.)

Authors:

Nadir Ayrilmis, Mirko Kariz, Jin Heon Kwon, Manja Kitek Kuzman

Keywords:

heat-treatment; wood; surface roughness; wettability; densification

Volume 70 (2019), Issue 4

Effect of Accelerated Weathering Test on Selected Properties of Bamboo, Scots Pine and Oriental Beech Wood Treated with Waterborne Preservatives

Authors:

Elif Topaloğlu

Keywords:

accelerated weathering; bamboo; mechanical properties; waterborne preservative; wood

Volume 70 (2019), Issue 3

Physico-Mechanical Properties of Thermally Modified Eucalyptus Nitens Wood for Decking Applications

Authors:

Maximilian Wentzel, Óscar González-Prieto, Christian Brischke, Holger Militz

Keywords:

Eucalypt; anti-swelling effi ciency (ASE); hardness; abrasion resistance; timber

Volume 70 (2019), Issue 3

The Effect of Thermo-Mechanical Treatment of Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys Pubescens) on Its Sorption and Physicomechanical Properties

Authors:

Przemysław Mania, Jerzy Majka, Magdalena Zborowska

Keywords:

dynamic vapor sorption; equilibrium moisture content; sorption properties; Brinell hardness; GAB model; sorption hysteresis

Volume 69 (2018), Issue 2

Quality of Copper Impregnated Wood in Slovenian Hardware Stores

Authors:

Miha Humar, Boštjan Lesar, Nejc Thaler, Davor Kržišnik, Nace Kregar, Simon Drnovšek

Keywords:

wood; impregnation; penetration; quality control; degradation

Volume 69 (2018), Issue 2

Dimensional Stability and Water Absorption of Spruce Wood (Picea Abies Karst.) Impregnated and Coated with Polyurethane and Acrylic Coatings

Authors:

Konstantin Bahcevandziev, Nikola Mihajlovski

Keywords:

impregnacija; premazi; smrekovina; poboljšanje dimenzijske stabilnosti drva

Volume 69 (2018), Issue 4

Comparison of VOC Emissions from Natural Wood and Heat Treated Wood

Authors:

Petr Čech

Keywords:

VOC emissions; spruce; poplar; heat-treated wood; gas chromatography

Volume 69 (2018), Issue 4

Investigation of the Effects of Heat Treatment Applied to Beech Plywood

Authors:

Aurel Lunguleasa, Nadir Ayrilmis, Cosmin Spirchez, Ferhat Özdemir

Keywords:

plywood; heat treatment; mass loss; swelling; Brinell hardness; water absorption

Volume 69 (2018), Issue 4

Weathering Resistance of Poplar Wood Coated by Organosilane Water Soluble Nanomaterials

Authors:

Hadi Gholamiyan, Asghar Tarmian

Keywords:

clear coatings; organosilane nanomaterials; weathering; wood

Volume 69 (2018), Issue 3

Effects of Catalysts on Modulus of Rupture and Chemical Structure of Heat – Treated Wood

Authors:

Ayhan Ozcifci, Erkan Sami Kokten, Nadir Ayrilmis, Günay Özbay, Suat Altun

Keywords:

heat treatment; Scotch pine; mechanical strength; catalyst; chemical properties

Volume 69 (2018), Issue 3

Effect of Thermal Treatment on Combustion Process of Spruce Wood (Picea abies)

Authors:

Peter Rantuch, Jozef Martinka, Igor Wachter

Keywords:

torrefaction; Picea abies wood; heat flux; heat release

Volume 69 (2018), Issue 3

Susceptibility of Thermo-Mechanically Modified Scots Pine (Pinus Sylvestris L.) Sapwood and Heartwood to Colour Change under the Influence of Ultraviolet Radiation

Authors:

Agnieszka Laskowska

Keywords:

colour; densification; heartwood; sapwood; Scots pine; thermo-mechanical modification

Volume 69 (2018), Issue 3

Influence of Densification Temperature on Some Physical and Mechanical Properties of Pterocarya Fraxinifolia Wood

Authors:

Majid Kiaei, Masoud Behzadi Rad, Naghmeh Amani

Keywords:

false walnut wood; densification temperature; physical properties; mechanical properties

Volume 65 (2014), Issue 3

The Effect of Aging on Various Physical and Mechanical Properties of Scotch Pine Wood Used in Construction of Historical Safranbolu Houses

Authors:

Huseyin Yorur, Seref Kurt, Ibrahim Yumrutas

Keywords:

historical Safranbolu houses; historical wood flooring; cultural heritage; density; Brinell hardness; compression strength perpendicular to the grain

Volume 64 (2013), Issue 4

3D Modeling and Visualization of Non-Stationary Temperature Distribution during Heating of Frozen Wood

Authors:

Nencho Deliiski

Keywords:

3D mathematical model; frozen wood; finite difference method; temperature distribution; contour plots

Volume 64 (2013), Issue 2

Influence of Norway Spruce and European Larch Heartwood Ring-Width on Extractive Content and Durability

Authors:

Miha Humar

Keywords:

Picea abies; Larix decidua; wood decay fungi; extraction; performance; laboratory tests; field testing

Volume 63 (2012), Issue 4

Bioremediation of Lindane by Wood-Decaying Fungi

Authors:

Ajda Ulčnik, Irena Kralj Cigić, Lucija Zupančič-Kralj, Črtomir Tavzes, Franc Pohleven

Keywords:

biodegradation; lindane; white rot; adsorption; gas-chromatography

Volume 63 (2012), Issue 3

Determination of Fire and Burning Properties of Spruce Wood

Authors:

Martin Zachar, Iveta Mitterová, Qiang Xu, Andrea Majlingová, Jin Cong, Štefan Galla

Keywords:

spruce; fire properties; flash-ignition temperature; spontaneous ignition temperature; burning rate; ignitability

Volume 63 (2012), Issue 1

Compression Strength of Fir and Beech Wood Modified by Citric Acid

Authors:

Bogoslav Šefc, Jelena Trajković, Tomislav Sinković, Marin Hasan, Iva Ištok

Keywords:

Fir wood (Abies alba Mill.); beech wood (Fagus sylvatica L.); chemical modification; citric acid (CA); compression strength

Volume 62 (2011), Issue 4

Alteration of Water Absorption Coefficient of Spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) due to Thermal Modification

Authors:

Alexander Pfriem

Keywords:

anisotropy; thermal modification; water absorption coefficient

Volume 62 (2011), Issue 3

Potentials of Liquefied CCB Treated Waste Wood for Wood Preservation

Authors:

Miha Humar, Franc Budija, David Hrastnik, Boštjan Lesar, Marko Petrič

Keywords:

liquefied wood; wood decay fungi; wood preservation; leaching; CCB; copper

Volume 62 (2011), Issue 2

The Influence of Solvent Content in Liquefied Wood and of the Addition of Condensed Tannin on Bonding Quality

Authors:

Aleš Ugovšek, Franc Budija, Mirko Kariz, Milan Šernek

Keywords:

adhesive; condensed tannin; FT-IR; liquefied wood; shear strength

Volume 62 (2011), Issue 4

Extraction Methods of Spanish Broom (Spartium Junceum L.)

Authors:

Drago Katović, Andrea Katović, Alan Antonović

Keywords:

Spanish Broom fibers; fiber extraction; chemical composition; FTIR; MW

Volume 61 (2010), Issue 4

Influence of Polyethylene and Oxidized Polyethylene Wax Emulsions on Leaching Dynamics of Boric Acid from Impregnated Spruce Wood

Authors:

Boštjan Lesar, Polonca Kralj, Miha Humar

Keywords:

boric acid; leaching; wax emulsion; Norway spruce; wood preservation

Volume 61 (2010), Issue 2

Effect of Thermal Modification of Oak Wood on Sawdust Granularity

Authors:

Ladislav Dzurenda, Kazimierz A. Orlowski, Marek Grzeskiewicz

Keywords:

oak wood sawdust; thermal modification; frame sawing machine; granulometric analysis; granularity

Volume 61 (2010), Issue 1

Influence of Urea-Formaldehyde Resin Modification with Liquefied Wood on Particleboard Properties

Authors:

Alan Antonović, Vladimir Jambreković, Jaroslav Kljak, Nikola Španić, Sergej Medved

Keywords:

liquefied wood (LW); composite materials; urea-formaldehyde (UF) resin modification; liquefied wood-formaldehyde (LWF) resin

Volume 60 (2009), Issue 4

Perceptions & Use of Termite Resistant Treated Wood Products in the United States. Part II: The Perspective of Home Builders and Architects in Formosan Subterranean Termite Infected States

Authors:

Richard Vlosky, Todd Shupe, Qinglin Wu

Keywords:

termites; United States; treated wood; home builders; architects

Volume 60 (2009), Issue 3

Perceptions & use of termite resistant treated wood products. Part I: The perspective of homeowners in Formosan subterranean termite infected States

Authors:

Richard Vlosky, Todd Shupe, Qinglin Wu

Keywords:

termites; United States; wood products; home owners; loss

Volume 60 (2009), Issue 2

Performance of thermally modified timber (TMT) in outdoor application – durability, abrasion and optical appearance

Authors:

Christian Welzbacher, Christian Brischke, Andreas Rapp, Silvia Koch, Sabine Hofer

Keywords:

blue stain; cracks; decking; façade; weathering

Volume 60 (2009), Issue 2

Fire retardants for wood

Authors:

Vlatka Jirouš-Rajković, Josip Miklečić

Keywords:

wood; combustion of wood; fire retardants; fire retardant coatings; chemical impregnation by pressure-treating

Volume 60 (2009), Issue 1

Dimensional stability of wood modified by citric acid using different catalysts

Authors:

Bogoslav Šefc, Jelena Trajković, Marin Hasan, Drago Katović, Sandra Bischof Vukušić, Martina Frančić

Keywords:

dimensional stability of wood; beech wood; fir wood; chemical modification; citric acid; NaH2PO2; NaH2PO4

Volume 59 (2008), Issue 2

Biological durability of wood modified by citric acid

Authors:

Radovan Despot, Marin Hasan, Matija Jug, Bogoslav Šefc

Keywords:

chemical modification of wood; esterification; citric acid; biological durability; Poria placenta; beechwood

Volume 59 (2008), Issue 2

Dimensional stability of heat treated wood floorings

Authors:

Vjekoslav Živković, Ivan Prša, Hrvoje Turkulin, Tomislav Sinković, Vlatka Jirouš-Rajković

Keywords:

heat treated wood; parquet elements; dimensional stability; beech; ash

Volume 58 (2007), Issue 3

Influence of sampling location on sapwood group chemical composition of beech wood (Fagus sylvatica L.)

Authors:

Alan Antonović, Vladimir Jambreković, Stjepan Pervan, Josip Ištvanić, Maja Moro, Janja Zule

Keywords:

group chemical composition; beech wood (Fagus sylvatica L.); sapwood; sampling location; phytocoenological criteria

Volume 58 (2007), Issue 1

Methods for improving building wood properties

Authors:

Vlatka Jirouš-Rajković, Hrvoje Turkulin, Vjekoslav Živković

Keywords:

wood modification; heat-treated wood; acetylation; nano-coatings; wood-plastic composites; WPC

Volume 46 (1995), Issue 2

Wood preservation and European regulations

Authors:

Radovan Despot, Božidar Petrić, Jelena Trajković

Keywords:

wood deterioration; wood preservation; standards for wood preservation

Volume 46 (1995), Issue 3

Biotechnical wood protection in timber storage yards of woodworking plants

Authors:

Gorazd Babuder

Keywords:

biotechnical wood protection; scolytid bark beetles; trups; synthetic pheromones; timber storage yards.

Volume 46 (1995), Issue 3

Wood protection and European regulations - part II

Authors:

Radovan Despot, Božidar Petrić, Jelena Trajković

Keywords:

Performance of Native and Copper-Ethanolamine-Treated Wood Exposed to Seawater at Port of Koper, Slovenia

Chemical Changes and Environmental Issues of Heat Treatment of Wood

Physical and Mechanical Properties and Decay Resistance of Poplar Modified with mDMDHEU

Decay Resistance and Color Change of Pine and Beech Wood Impregnated with R. Luteum and R. Ponticum Plant Extracts

Biodegradation and Micro- Scale Treatability Pattern of Loblolly Pine Heartwood Bioincised by Bacillus Subtilis and Physisporinus Vitreus

Effect of Artificial Ageing on Adhesive Bonds from Heat Treated Spruce

Durability and Mechanical Performance of Differently Treated Glulam Beams during Two Years of Outdoor Exposure

The Influence of Wood Modification on Transfer Function of a Violin Bridge

Effect of Water Repellents on Hygroscopicity and Dimensional Stability of Densified Fir and Aspen Woods

Anatomical, Chemical and Mechanical Characteristics of Beech Wood Degraded by Two Pleurotus Species

Improving Weathering Performance of Wood by Borates Impregnation and Liquid Glass Coating

Effect of Natural Resin from Wild Pistachio Trees on Physical Properties and Durability of Beech Wood: Alone and in Combination with Boric Acid

Weath ering Performance of Beech Wood Coated with Acrylic Paint Containing UV Stabilizers of Dihydroxy Benzophenone and Nano Zinc Oxide

Influence of Natural Surface Ageing on Bonding Quality of Thermally Modified Oak and Beech Wood

Accelerated Weathering and Decay Resistance of Heat-Treated Wood Reinforced Polypropylene Composites

Insect Species Damaging Industrial Wood in Western Black Sea Region of Turkey

Abrasion Resistance of Thermally and Chemically Modified Timber

Assessment of Efficacy and Effectiveness of Some Extracted Bio-Chemicals as Bio-Fungicides on Wood

Impact of Heat Treatment on the Quality of Tree-of-Heaven Wood

Surface Roughness and Wettability of Surface Densified Heat-Treated Norway Spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.)

Effect of Accelerated Weathering Test on Selected Properties of Bamboo, Scots Pine and Oriental Beech Wood Treated with Waterborne Preservatives

Physico-Mechanical Properties of Thermally Modified Eucalyptus Nitens Wood for Decking Applications

The Effect of Thermo-Mechanical Treatment of Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys Pubescens) on Its Sorption and Physicomechanical Properties

Quality of Copper Impregnated Wood in Slovenian Hardware Stores

Dimensional Stability and Water Absorption of Spruce Wood (Picea Abies Karst.) Impregnated and Coated with Polyurethane and Acrylic Coatings

Comparison of VOC Emissions from Natural Wood and Heat Treated Wood

Investigation of the Effects of Heat Treatment Applied to Beech Plywood

Weathering Resistance of Poplar Wood Coated by Organosilane Water Soluble Nanomaterials

Effects of Catalysts on Modulus of Rupture and Chemical Structure of Heat – Treated Wood

Effect of Thermal Treatment on Combustion Process of Spruce Wood (Picea abies)

Susceptibility of Thermo-Mechanically Modified Scots Pine (Pinus Sylvestris L.) Sapwood and Heartwood to Colour Change under the Influence of Ultraviolet Radiation

Influence of Densification Temperature on Some Physical and Mechanical Properties of Pterocarya Fraxinifolia Wood

The Effect of Aging on Various Physical and Mechanical Properties of Scotch Pine Wood Used in Construction of Historical Safranbolu Houses

3D Modeling and Visualization of Non-Stationary Temperature Distribution during Heating of Frozen Wood

Influence of Norway Spruce and European Larch Heartwood Ring-Width on Extractive Content and Durability

Bioremediation of Lindane by Wood-Decaying Fungi

Determination of Fire and Burning Properties of Spruce Wood

Compression Strength of Fir and Beech Wood Modified by Citric Acid

Alteration of Water Absorption Coefficient of Spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) due to Thermal Modification

Potentials of Liquefied CCB Treated Waste Wood for Wood Preservation

The Influence of Solvent Content in Liquefied Wood and of the Addition of Condensed Tannin on Bonding Quality

Extraction Methods of Spanish Broom (Spartium Junceum L.)

Influence of Polyethylene and Oxidized Polyethylene Wax Emulsions on Leaching Dynamics of Boric Acid from Impregnated Spruce Wood

Effect of Thermal Modification of Oak Wood on Sawdust Granularity

Influence of Urea-Formaldehyde Resin Modification with Liquefied Wood on Particleboard Properties

Perceptions & Use of Termite Resistant Treated Wood Products in the United States. Part II: The Perspective of Home Builders and Architects in Formosan Subterranean Termite Infected States

Perceptions & use of termite resistant treated wood products. Part I: The perspective of homeowners in Formosan subterranean termite infected States

Performance of thermally modified timber (TMT) in outdoor application – durability, abrasion and optical appearance

Fire retardants for wood

Dimensional stability of wood modified by citric acid using different catalysts

Biological durability of wood modified by citric acid

Dimensional stability of heat treated wood floorings

Influence of sampling location on sapwood group chemical composition of beech wood (Fagus sylvatica L.)

Methods for improving building wood properties

Wood preservation and European regulations

Biotechnical wood protection in timber storage yards of woodworking plants

Wood protection and European regulations - part II

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