Resistance of bamboo scrimber against white-rot and brown-rot fungi. Issue 1 (2nd January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kumar, Anuj; Ryparovà, Pavla; Kasal, Bohumil; Adamopoulos, Stergios; Hajek, Petr
• Is Part Of: Wood material science & engineering. Volume 15:Issue 1(2020)
• Page Start: 57
• Page End: 63
• Publication Date: 2020-01-02
• Subjects: Bamboo scrimber -- biodegradation -- moisture content -- durability class; Wood -- Periodicals; Wood products -- Periodicals; Building, Wooden -- Periodicals; 624.184
• DOI: 10.1080/17480272.2018.1475420
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1748-0272

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Bamboo scrimber is one of the most emerging structural materials for future building applications and it possesses properties comparable to other natural wood-based engineered materials such as glulam, laminated veneer lumber and cross-laminated timber. The goal of this work was to study the decay resistance of bamboo scrimber against white-rot ( Trametes versicolor ) and brown-rot fungi ( Serpula lacrymans ). Bamboo scrimber samples were incubated in petri dishes with the wood-decaying fungi and the weight loss after 12 weeks was measured. The surface morphology of fungal-degraded bamboo scrimber was evaluated using optical microscopy. Based on the percentage weight loss, bamboo scrimber could be classified as highly resistant against bio-deterioration by white and brown-rot fungi.