Journal article
Preliminary evaluation of fungicidal and termiticidal activities of filtrates from biomass slurry fuel production
Bioresource Technology, Vol.95(1), pp.41-47
2004
PMID: 15207293
Abstract
Biomass slurry fuel (BSF) production has recently been developed as a natural energy for the conversion of solid biomass into fuel. In addition to using fuel, filtrates from BSF production may also serve a chemical source with several organic compounds. There is an increasing interest in the research and application of biomass-based filtrates. In this study, fungicidal and termiticidal properties of filtrates from BSF production using sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) and acacia (Acacia mangium) wood were evaluated in laboratory decay and termite resistance tests. Wood blocks treated with the filtrates showed increased resistance against brown-rot fungus, Fomitopsis palustris. However the filtrates from sugi wood processed at 270 °C which contained less phenolic compounds than the other filtrates were effective against white-rot fungus, Trametes versicolor. Phenolic compounds of filtrates seemed to play a role in the decay resistance tests however the filtrates did not increase the durability of the wood blocks against subterranean termites Coptotermes formosanus. Despite high acetic and lactic acid content of the filtrates, vanillin content of the filtrates may have served as an additional food source and promoted termite attack. It can be concluded that filtrates with phenolic compounds from lignin degradation during BSF production can be considered for targeted inhibition of brown-rot.
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- Title
- Preliminary evaluation of fungicidal and termiticidal activities of filtrates from biomass slurry fuel production
- Authors
- S.N Kartal (Corresponding Author) - Istanbul UniversityY Imamura (Author) - Kyoto UniversityF Tsuchiya (Author) - JGCK Ohsato (Author) - JGC
- Publication details
- Bioresource Technology, Vol.95(1), pp.41-47
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Date published
- 2004
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.biortech.2004.02.005
- ISSN
- 1873-2976
- PMID
- 15207293
- Organisation Unit
- National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99979642202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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