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Characterization of zinc borate synthesized in laboratory and scaled-up study
2025 - IRG/WP 25-20730
…and particle size distribution. Their effectiveness as fungicides when applied to wood was also evaluated. Some of the samples were subjected to leaching, as it is one of the most common problems with inorganic borates. All samples were tested against rot fungi Gloeophyllum trabeum and Trametes versicolor. The…
Laffite, E Fernandez, C M Ibañez
Synergistic effect of the association of Prosopis juliflora polyphenolic extractives with tebuconazole on the growth inhibition of brown and white rot fungi: a solution to increase the naturality and safety of wood preservation treatment
2025 - IRG/WP 25-20732
…against the two named fungi. Wood protection using fungicides can be harmful to the environment and toxic to animals and plants. To solve this toxicity issue, fungicides can be mixed with natural extractives or secondary metabolites to act synergistically as biocides or wood preservatives. In this study, 1000…
J Owino, J Tuimising, F Mangin, P Gérardin, A Kiprop, C Gérardin-Charbonnier
The iTrussT project – Advancements in timber bridge design, preservation, and monitoring
2025 - IRG/WP 25-20751
…oil treatments for hydrophobicity, and moisture-reactive fungicides for long-term protection in areas of high exposure, all while maintaining structural integrity. Third, advanced structural health monitoring technologies like ground-penetrating radar, ultrasound, and moisture sensors will be combined into one…
K-C Mahnert, U Hundhausen
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Penflufen by using a Plant Booster
2025 - IRG/WP 25-20759
…of wood, making it much more effective than the triazole fungicides tebuconazole and propiconazole which are widely used organic fungicides both for metal free wood preservatives and for copper-based wood preservatives as co-fungicide against copper tolerate wood decay fungi.
The high effectiveness of penflufen…
D Messaoudi, A Robert, P Meckler, T Jaetsch
Evaluation of Fungicide Transfer to Fruit Stored in Bins Constructed from Anti-Sapstain Treated Radiata Pine
2025 - IRG/WP 25-50417
This study investigates the potential transfer of fungicides to apples stored in bins made from wood treated with the anti-sapstain fungicides Antiblu® CC, containing carbendazim and chlorothalonil, and Antiblu® 375, containing oxine copper as an active ingredient. The analysis examines residues of…
D Humphrey, A Russell
Durability of Malaysian plybamboo to mold
2024 - IRG/WP 24-41014
…Future application will require surface treatment using fungicides to enhance the plybamboo durability.
S Lipeh, A Mustapha, A S Yusoh, M K A Uyup
The appropriateness of central one-ninth or core retentions as a means of demonstrating penetration compliance
2023 - IRG/WP 23-40976
…particularly active ingredients such as the triazole fungicides and synthetic pyrethroid or neonicotinoid insecticides for which spot test reagents have proven elusive, a common approach has been to include a surrogate or penetration indicator in the treating solution. A penetration indicator is a substance…
D Humphfrey, B Skewes
Wood Protection Through Diffusion: Dimensional Stabilisation with Amine Oxides
2019 - IRG/WP 19-30747
…through diffusion with amine oxides and organic fungicides. The treated wood evaluated for its dimensional stability and its uptake of chemicals.
S Pepin, P Blanchet, V Landry
Encapsulated Active Ingredients for Wood Preservation
2017 - IRG/WP 17-30717
Encapsulated organic fungicides and termiticides have been examined for use as wood preservatives in vacuum pressure treatment of wood. Encapsulation of active ingredients was found to improve wood penetration behaviour and reduces leaching as well as biodegradation of the active…
E Oenem-Siakou, R Möller, R Craciun, J Wittenzellner, J Habicht
Functional silicones used for wood protection: preliminary study
2017 - IRG/WP 17-30720
…wood preservatives, which contains both insecticides and fungicides.
C Reynaud, F Marchal, F Pochon, M Kutnik
The resistance of composite boards protected with azole and inorganic nanoparticles to basidiomycetes and moulds
2015 - IRG/WP 15-40688
…The boards were protected in the production processes with fungicides based on metal nanoparticles, as well as on derivatives of 1,2,4-triazole, benzimidazole, and thiazole. The biocides have been added to the silicone adhesive prior to pressing the boards, in an amount of 0.6% by weight. Mycological examination was…
J Zabielska-Matejuk, I Frąckowiak, A Stangierska
Potential for using boron for mitigation of Phytophthora ramorum in Douglas-fir logs
2014 - IRG/WP 14-30643
…treatment using boron in combination with other fungicides. Boron inhibited growth of P. ramorum in petri dish tests at concentrations of 0.5 to 5 % and concentrations above 1.5% were lethal. Further tests are underway to determine the ability of boron to diffuse through bark and into the xylem of…
J M Hulbert, J J Morrell E M Hansen
The assessment by visual grading, change of color and ergosterol content ratings, the resistance to mould fungi of treated with wood preservative Scots pine sapwood
2013 - IRG/WP 13-20514
…even soft rot of lignocelluloses materials. The using of fungicides is one of the easiest methods to protect wood and other susceptible wood-based materials against mould fungi attack. So, good recognition of natural or given resistance of wood to mould fungi may be regard as important matter. There are some,…
A Fojutowski, A Koziróg, A Kropacz
The Concept of Copper and Boron Synergy: Why Copper Naphthenate and Borates are a Couple Made in Heaven
2013 - IRG/WP 13-30622
Fungicides are often combined for four basic reasons:(1) to widen the spectrum of the fungicidal activity in which to broaden the spectrum of activity, (2) to exploit additive and synergistic activities between actives, and the activities are increased and…
M H Freeman
Performance of biocide-free preservative-protective systems modified with organosilicon compounds
2013 - IRG/WP 13-30628
…alternative to the conventional preservatives containing fungicides.
B Mazela, P Hochmańska, T Krystofiak
Decay factors in termite in-ground monitoring stations
2012 - IRG/WP 12-10775
…evaluated in the field, including the search for adequate fungicides. The type of cellulosic matrix must also be chosen according to termites’ preferences.
S Duarte, A M Taylor, Jae-Woo Kim, J D Lloyd, M Duarte, L Nunes
Post-Manufacture Biocide Treatment of Engineered Wood I-Joists
2012 - IRG/WP 12-40596
…of manufactured I-joists with appropriate amounts of fungicides and insecticides at full penetration, enabling the treated I-joists to successfully resist decay and termite attack in-service. Although the treatment process uses water as its carrier, it does not significantly impair key mechanical and physical…
A S Ross, R W Clawson
Biodegration of treated wood waste by native fungal communities of tropical soil in French Guiana
2012 - IRG/WP 12-50285
Woods have been protected with fungicides for a long time, and the effects of these fungicides on soil after being leached into the ground have turned out to be a true environmental issue. It is in this perspective that we are proposing to study fungal communities of these contaminated…
A Zaremski, L Gastonguay, C Zaremski, F Chaffannel, J Beauchêne, G LeFloch
Aesthetic service life of coated and uncoated wooden cladding - influencing factors and modelling
2011 - IRG/WP 11-20470
…surfaces is influenced by type and concentration of film fungicides, the paint formulation and the wood substrate itself, and wooden cladding may experience exponential fungal deterioration caused by variation in the climatic factors, often within a small limited area.
The objective of this study was to gain…
L Ross Gobakken, O A Høibø
Optimization of the bi-oleothermal treatment process for wood preservation and fireproofing
2011 - IRG/WP 11-40566
…stage. Different formulations combining linseed oil, fungicides, insecticides and/or fire retardants were tested under laboratory conditions in order to assess the resistance of oil-treated wood to molds, decay fungi, longhorn beetles, subterranean termites and fire. The results showed that the investigated…
F Simon, M Kutnik, M Goyer, M-F Thévenon, C Alfos, M Céron
TRU-CORE Process for Treatment of Refractory Species and Engineered Wood Products
2011 - IRG/WP 11-40573
…the TRU-CORE Process include a variety of carbon-based fungicides and insecticides. An important feature of the TRU-CORE Process is its ability to completely penetrate wood species such as Douglas fir and SPF, which are generally considered to be refractory (very difficult to penetrate) and its ability to treat…
A S Ross
Laboratory test of some formulations against stain and mould fungi isolated from bamboo wood
2009 - IRG/WP 09-30508
To screen the effective anti-mould formulations, fungicides such as carbendazim, tebuconazole, fludioxonil, difenoconazole, prochloraz, benomyl and 8-hydroxy-quinoline copper (copper oxine) were selected to conduct the laboratory test of fungicidal activity by method of inhibition zone against…
Xingxia Ma, Airui Sun, Mingliang Jiang, Daochun Qin
Mold-resistance Effect of Bamboo Wood Treated with CCC-organic Complexes
2009 - IRG/WP 09-30514
…in this paper. Results showed that all of the test fungicides could protect bamboo wood better from Penicillam citrinum than from Trichoderma viride and Aspergillus niger. The complex of CCC and propiconazole had the best resisting effect on all of the test mold fungi. ACQ had better resisting effect on…
Sun Fangli, Yang Le, Chen Anliang, Bao Binfu, Li Qiao
Influence of Polyvinyl acetate emulsion (PVA) on boron leaching and fungicidal properties
2008 - IRG/WP 08-30451
Boron compounds are very effective fungicides, but unfortunately they leach from wood. In order to improve boron fixation, boric acid, borax were combined with polyvinyl acetate emulsion (PVA). For comparison copper salts were included into this research as well. Selected preservative…
M Humar, B Lesar, P Kralj
Formation and Structure of Metal Azole Complexes
2008 - IRG/WP 08-30469
…ratio 1:2 were readily formed at room temperature with the fungicides tebuconazole and propiconazole. The structure of copper and zinc tebuconazole acetate and zinc cis-propiconazole chloride were examined by X-ray crystallography. In copper tebuconazole acetate, the copper atom lies on a crystallographic inversion…
P D Evans, K J Schmalzl, C M Forsyth, G D Fallon, S Schmid, B Bendixen, S Heimdal