The chemistry of wood degradation by Basidiomycetes studied in a van Krevelen diagram. Willems, W. & Militz, H. In June, 2016.
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The atomic composition ratios of decayed wood by Basidiomycetes are mapped in a van Krevelen diagram. It is shown that the wood residue after decay is chemically reduced, rather than oxidized. A previously developed and verified theoretical model for thermal wood modification, relating atomic composition ratios to moisture sorption and fungal resistance properties has tentatively been applied to wood modification by Basidiomycetes-attack. It is argued that some of the reaction mechanisms, activated by heat during thermal modification, may also become activated in wood under fungal attack.
@inproceedings{willems_chemistry_2016,
	title = {The chemistry of wood degradation by {Basidiomycetes} studied in a van {Krevelen} diagram},
	doi = {IRG/WP 13-10805},
	abstract = {The atomic composition ratios of decayed wood by Basidiomycetes are mapped in a van Krevelen diagram. It is shown that the wood residue after decay is chemically reduced, rather than oxidized. A previously developed and verified theoretical model for thermal wood modification, relating atomic composition ratios to moisture sorption and fungal resistance properties has tentatively been applied to wood modification by Basidiomycetes-attack. It is argued that some of the reaction mechanisms, activated by heat during thermal modification, may also become activated in wood under fungal attack.},
	author = {Willems, W. and Militz, H.},
	month = jun,
	year = {2016},
	keywords = {elemental composition, fungal resistance, van Krevelen diagram, wood decay},
	file = {IRG 13-10805:C\:\\Users\\Eva\\Zotero\\storage\\4R6T53A3\\IRG 13-10805.pdf:application/pdf},
}

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