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Effects of surface treatment with cinnamon oil and clove oil on mold resistance and physical properties of rubberwood particleboards

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Surface treatment by dipping rubberwood particleboards in a solution of essential oil (cinnamon oil or clove oil to achieve concentrations of up to 0.63 %) to protect against molds (Aspergillus sp., and Trichothecium sp.) was investigated. GC–MS analysis was employed to investigate essential oil constituents left in the surface layer of particleboards for up to 12 weeks after the treatment. Effect of the treatment on some important physical and mechanical properties of particleboards was also examined. Dip treatment in cinnamon oil and clove oil at a concentration of 0.63 % was capable of providing complete protection for at least 8 and 5 weeks, respectively, against growth of the test molds on particleboards at 25 °C and 100 % RH. Treatment had no significant effect on physical and mechanical properties of the particleboards. Contents of cinnamaldehyde and eugenol in the particleboards, the main antifungal agents in cinnamon oil and clove oil, respectively, largely declined within the first 4 weeks of incubation. Reducing losses of these antifungal agents could further prolong antifungal performance of the particleboards.

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Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge support from Walailak University Fund and the Wood Science and Engineering Research Unit, Walailak University, Thailand. One of the authors (WY) wishes to thank Prince of Songkla University for a scholarship to study Ph.D. at Walailak University. Special thanks are reserved for Panel plus Co., Ltd., Songkla, Thailand for providing rubberwood particleboards used within this work.

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  1. Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering and Resources, Walailak University, Thasala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand

    Wissanee Yingprasert & Nirundorn Matan

  2. Food Technology, School of Agricultural Technology, Walailak University, Thasala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80160, Thailand

    Narumol Matan

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Yingprasert, W., Matan, N. & Matan, N. Effects of surface treatment with cinnamon oil and clove oil on mold resistance and physical properties of rubberwood particleboards. Eur. J. Wood Prod. 73, 103–109 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-014-0857-x

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