A review on natural products as wood protectant

Tripti Singh; Adya P. Singh

doi:10.1007/s00226-011-0448-5

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A review on natural products as wood protectant

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A review on natural products as wood protectant

Tripti Singh and Adya P. Singh

Wood Science and Technology, Vol.46, pp.851-870

2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-011-0448-5

Abstract

chitosan

biocide

eugenol

cinnamaldehyde

chromated copper arsenate

Traditional wood protection methods employ chemicals that are considered toxic and can adversely affect human health and the environment. Fortunately, serious efforts are being made globally to develop alternative protection methods based on natural products with little or no toxicity, but the progress in implementation of the technologies has been slow because of certain limitations, including discrepancies between laboratory and field performance of natural products, variability in their efficacy related to exposure/environmental conditions, and legislation difficulties due to disagreements globally on setting standards defining the quality of their performance and use. The focus of this review is to present information on the natural compounds that have shown promise for wood protection, and the information is presented under defined interactive categories. In closing, some thoughts are presented on potential use of rapidly evolving technologies, such as nano- and gene-technologies that can lead to significant advances, particularly from the consideration of specificity of natural products and their economic value.

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Title: A review on natural products as wood protectant
Authors: Tripti Singh (Corresponding Author) - Scion
Adya P. Singh (Author) - Scion
Publication details: Wood Science and Technology, Vol.46, pp.851-870
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/s00226-011-0448-5
ISSN: 1432-5225
Organisation Unit: National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99979536402621
Output Type: Journal article