Examination of the durability of beeswax-impregnated wood

Bak, Miklós and Bedők, Ádám and Németh, Róbert (2024) Examination of the durability of beeswax-impregnated wood. In: 11TH HARDWOOD CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS : Sopron, Hungary, 30-31 May 2024. Hardwood conference proceedings . Soproni Egyetem Kiadó, Sopron, pp. 299-303. ISBN 9789633345184

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Abstract

Within the framework of this research, the biological durability of two different wood species (Pinus sylvestris and Fagus sylvatica), impregnated with beeswax was investigated. The durability was tested according to the standard EN 113, and with a laboratory-scale soil contact test, based on the standard ENV 807, using modified parameters. The aim of the tests was to increase the biological durability of the samples treated with beeswax by impregnation. Test specimens modified in this way do not have any toxic effect on the environment. Unimpregnated beech and Scots pine samples showed high decomposition during both decay tests. The damage of the impregnated samples was markedly lower. Beside mass loss, this was confirmed by the visual inspection of the samples after soil exposure under laboratory conditions. Impregnated samples showed low degradation level compared to the controls.. SEM imaging showed that beeswax filled the lumens and separated most of the cell walls from the hyphae, which slowed the spreading of the fungi in the wood.

Tudományterület / tudományág

engineering and technology > material sciences and technologies
engineering and technology > wood industry

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Soproni Egyetem

Item Type:	Book Section
SWORD Depositor:	Teszt Sword
Depositing User:	Csaba Horváth
Identification Number:	MTMT:34895091
Date Deposited:	09 Oct 2024 13:00
Last Modified:	09 Oct 2024 13:00
URI:	http://publicatio.uni-sopron.hu/id/eprint/3303

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