Ionic liquids represent a class of highly versatile organic compounds used extensively in the last decade for lignocellulose biomass fractionation and dissolution, as well as property modifiers for wood materials. This review is dedicated to the use of ionic liquids as antifungal agents for wood...

In this study, wood vinegars were collected from the chimney outflow of earthen kiln at 6 different temperatures (80-159, 80-90, 91-100, 101-120, 121-140 and 141-159°C) during the charcoal preparation from the branches and tree tops of Cryptomeria japonica. These vinegars were used to evaluate the...

UV-curable acrylates are the base for a large and growing product group within the coatings industry. Traditional chemical catalysis is poorly suited for acrylation reactions since these require low temperatures to avoid polymerization. In this study, immobilized Candida antarctica lipase B has...

The yeast-degradation of lipophilic extractives in sound and biologically decayed beech was examined. All tested yeast strains Sporobolomyces salmonicolor, Geotrichum capitatum and Geotrichum klebahnii removed higher amount extractives from sound wood than from decayed wood. The degradation of...

Some microorganism strains which decompose cellulose or lignin were isolated from rotten bamboo material which were collected from Phyllostachys edulis forest in China. A total of 16 strains including 8 fungal strains, 5 bacterial strains and 3 actinomycetes strains were screened using qualitative...

Growing trees contain more water than wood. When wood will be utilized as furniture, it must therefore be dried in a kiln-dryer. In such dryer, the climate is very humid and warm, which is ideal for many microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi. During their metabolism, they change the chemical...

A purified β-xylanase (Xyn III) from Humicola grisea var. thermoidea was used for studies of atomic force microscopy (AFM) in order to investigate its interaction with oxygen-bleached kraft pulp. The results of AFM indicated that Xyn III caused significant changes in the topography, texture and...

The fungus Penicillium brasilianum IBT 20888 was cultivated on three different carbon sources to investigate the effect of the carbon source on the enzyme production. The carbon sources used were Sigmacell cellulose (SC), steam pretreated spruce (SPS) and a mixture of SC, oat spelts xylan and...

Sixty two filamentous fungi isolated from paint coatings, wallpaper, carton-gypsum board, and indoor air in buildings were screened for acid activity. It was found that 64.5% of strains produce acids on medium with bromo-cresol purple, where 18% of the strains were distinguished by very high acid...

Chitosan metal complexes (CMC) are the metal salts chelating with chitosan and are non-toxic. Polyaminocarbohydrate derived from the natural product chitin, are the second most abundant natural polymer after cellulose and are mainly found in crustacean shells. Available research showed that CMC...