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Título
White-Rot Fungi Control on Populus spp. Wood by Pressure Treatments with Silver Nanoparticles, Chitosan Oligomers and Propolis
Autor
Año del Documento
2019
Editorial
MDPI
Documento Fuente
Forests, 2019, vol. 10, n. 10, 885
Résumé
There is growing interest in the development of non-toxic, natural wood preservation
agents to replace conventional chemicals. In this paper, the antifungal activities of silver nanoparticles,
chitosan oligomers, and propolis ethanolic extract were evaluated against white-rot fungus Trametes
versicolor (L.) Lloyd, with a view to protecting Populus spp. wood. In order to create a more realistic
in-service type environment, the biocidal products were assessed according to EN:113 European
standard, instead of using routine in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility testing methods. Wood blocks
were impregnated with the aforementioned antifungal agents by the vacuum-pressure method in
an autoclave, and their biodeterioration was monitored over 16 weeks. The results showed that
treatments based on silver nanoparticles, at concentrations ranging from 5 to 20 ppm, presented
high antifungal activity, protecting the wood from fungal attack over time, with weight losses in
the range of 8.49% to 8.94% after 16 weeks, versus 24.79% weight loss in the control (untreated)
samples. This was confirmed by SEM and optical microscopy images, which showed a noticeably
higher cell wall degradation in control samples than in samples treated with silver nanoparticles.
On the other hand, the efficacy of the treatments based on chitosan oligomers and propolis gradually
decreased over time, which would be a limiting factor for their application as wood preservatives.
The nanometal-based approach is thus posed as the preferred choice for the industrial treatment
of poplar wood aimed at wood-based engineering products (plywood, laminated veneer lumber,
cross-laminated timber, etc.).
Palabras Clave
Decay fungi
Hongos xilófagos
Nanomaterials
Nanomateriales
Natural protectors
Protectores naturales
Wood preservatives
Madera - Conservantes
ISSN
1999-4907
Revisión por pares
SI
Patrocinador
Junta de Castilla y León - Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (project VA258P18)
Version del Editor
Propietario de los Derechos
© 2019 The Authors
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spa
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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openAccess
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