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Article

Termite Resistance of a Fast-Growing Pine Wood Treated by In Situ Polymerization of Three Different Precursors

by
Andrey Pereira Acosta
1,
Jalel Labidi
2,*,
Kelvin Techera Barbosa
1,
Nidria Cruz
1,
Rafael de Avila Delucis
1 and
Darci Alberto Gatto
1
1
Postgraduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering, Federal University of Pelotas, Technological Development Center (CDTec), Pelotas 96010-290, Brazil
2
Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 20018 San Sebastian, Spain
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Forests 2020, 11(8), 865; https://doi.org/10.3390/f11080865
Submission received: 8 July 2020 / Revised: 28 July 2020 / Accepted: 5 August 2020 / Published: 8 August 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Methods and New Technologies for Wood Modification)
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This study aims to compare the resistance against subterranean termites of wood–polymer composites produced by in situ polymerization. The biological tests were carried out by choice and no-choice feeding tests. Poly (furfuryl alcohol), poly(styrene) and poly (methyl methacrylate) were studied here. They were impregnated into a Brazilian fast-growing pine wood using a vacuum:pressure method and then cured under simple heating. These treatments were evaluated using chemical (by infrared spectroscopy) and morphological (by scanning electron microscopy) analyses. The termite attack was evaluated by mass loss determination and photography. In general, all the treatments were effective in protecting the fast-growing pine wood. Results obtained by no-choice tests indicated that the treatment solution with 75% of furfuryl alcohol was less effective than the others, which indicates that both choice and no-choice tests may be important in a comprehensive study on the termites resistance of solid woods.
Keywords: termites; wood biodeterioration; wood treatment; furfuryl alcohol; styrene; methyl methacrylate termites; wood biodeterioration; wood treatment; furfuryl alcohol; styrene; methyl methacrylate

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Acosta, A.P.; Labidi, J.; Barbosa, K.T.; Cruz, N.; Delucis, R.d.A.; Gatto, D.A. Termite Resistance of a Fast-Growing Pine Wood Treated by In Situ Polymerization of Three Different Precursors. Forests 2020, 11, 865. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11080865

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Acosta AP, Labidi J, Barbosa KT, Cruz N, Delucis RdA, Gatto DA. Termite Resistance of a Fast-Growing Pine Wood Treated by In Situ Polymerization of Three Different Precursors. Forests. 2020; 11(8):865. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11080865

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Acosta, Andrey Pereira, Jalel Labidi, Kelvin Techera Barbosa, Nidria Cruz, Rafael de Avila Delucis, and Darci Alberto Gatto. 2020. "Termite Resistance of a Fast-Growing Pine Wood Treated by In Situ Polymerization of Three Different Precursors" Forests 11, no. 8: 865. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11080865

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Acosta, A. P., Labidi, J., Barbosa, K. T., Cruz, N., Delucis, R. d. A., & Gatto, D. A. (2020). Termite Resistance of a Fast-Growing Pine Wood Treated by In Situ Polymerization of Three Different Precursors. Forests, 11(8), 865. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11080865

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