Decay resistance of acetic, propionic and butyric anhydrides modified rubberwood against white rot (Trametes versicolor)

• Main Authors: Hamid, Norul Hisham, Hassan, Nuraishah, Z., Fitri Yazid, Md. Tahir, Paridah, U., Salmiah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Forest Research Institute Malaysia 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72172/1/Decay%20resistance%20of%20acetic%2C%20propionic%20and%20butyric%20anhydrides%20modified%20rubberwood%20against%20white%20rot%20.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72172/; https://www.jstor.org/stable/26409965?seq=1

The effectiveness of rubberwood modified with acetic, propionic and butyric anhydrides against white rot Trametes versicolor was investigated. Specimens measuring 5 mm × 20 mm × 20 mm (l × w × t) underwent a Soxhlet extraction with toluene/methanol/acetone (4:1:1 by volume) for 8 h, and then oven-dr...