Wood Deterioration, Protection and Maintenance

Wood Deterioration, Protection and Maintenance provides an up to date discussion of the natural durability of wood, wood degradation processes, and methods of structural and chemical protection of wood. Modern active substances in wood preservatives and the relationships between preservative properties, the anatomical structure and moisture content of wood and protective processes involving pressure and/or diffusion driving forces are fully illustrated.

Author: Ladislav Reinprecht
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 01/24/2023
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 9.70h x 6.80w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781119106531

About the Author

Prof. Ing. Ladislav Reinprecht is a wood protection specialist at the Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University of Zvolen, Slovak Republic. He holds an MSc in Organic Chemistry from the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava and a PhD in Wood Technology from the Technical University of Zvolen.