Durability testing of coconut shell according to ENV 807
Coconut shell was tested in the laboratory according to the European standard ENV 807 with three different soil types: compost soil, brown rot/soft rot rich soil and white rot/soft rot rich soil. Mass losses between 14 and 16 % were achieved with all three soils, indicating that the decay type is...
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| description | Coconut shell was tested in the laboratory according to the European standard ENV 807 with
three different soil types: compost soil, brown rot/soft rot rich soil and white rot/soft rot rich
soil. Mass losses between 14 and 16 % were achieved with all three soils, indicating that the
decay type is of little importance in the degradation process. Somewhat higher mass losses,
19-22 % were obtained for the durable/moderately durable, according to EN 350-2, wood
species Sipo (Entandrophragma utile), whereas preservative-treated references had
significantly lower mass losses, 0.5-7 %. The results of the test were promising but further
experiments and testing will be necessary to explore the full potential for coconut shell to be
used e.g. for composite materials with enhanced durability against decay fungi. |
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| spelling | unimas-160262017-05-02T03:26:38Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16026/ Durability testing of coconut shell according to ENV 807 Jermer, Jöran Wong, Andrew H.H Segerholm, Kristoffer Nilsson, Thomas GE Environmental Sciences S Agriculture (General) Coconut shell was tested in the laboratory according to the European standard ENV 807 with three different soil types: compost soil, brown rot/soft rot rich soil and white rot/soft rot rich soil. Mass losses between 14 and 16 % were achieved with all three soils, indicating that the decay type is of little importance in the degradation process. Somewhat higher mass losses, 19-22 % were obtained for the durable/moderately durable, according to EN 350-2, wood species Sipo (Entandrophragma utile), whereas preservative-treated references had significantly lower mass losses, 0.5-7 %. The results of the test were promising but further experiments and testing will be necessary to explore the full potential for coconut shell to be used e.g. for composite materials with enhanced durability against decay fungi. IRGWP 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16026/1/Durability%20testing%20of%20coconut%20shell%20%28abstract%29.pdf Jermer, Jöran and Wong, Andrew H.H and Segerholm, Kristoffer and Nilsson, Thomas (2015) Durability testing of coconut shell according to ENV 807. International Research Group on Wood Protection. ISSN 2000-8953 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/291831799 |
| spellingShingle | GE Environmental Sciences S Agriculture (General) Jermer, Jöran Wong, Andrew H.H Segerholm, Kristoffer Nilsson, Thomas Durability testing of coconut shell according to ENV 807 |
| title | Durability testing of coconut shell according to ENV 807 |
| title_full | Durability testing of coconut shell according to ENV 807 |
| title_fullStr | Durability testing of coconut shell according to ENV 807 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Durability testing of coconut shell according to ENV 807 |
| title_short | Durability testing of coconut shell according to ENV 807 |
| title_sort | durability testing of coconut shell according to env 807 |
| topic | GE Environmental Sciences S Agriculture (General) |
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