PMID- 28773150
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20201001
IS  - 1996-1944 (Print)
IS  - 1996-1944 (Electronic)
IS  - 1996-1944 (Linking)
VI  - 10
IP  - 7
DP  - 2017 Jul 12
TI  - Effect of Preservative Pretreatment on the Biological Durability of Corn Straw 
      Fiber/HDPE Composites.
LID - 10.3390/ma10070789 [doi]
LID - 789
AB  - The effects of alkaline copper quaternary (ACQ) and zinc borate (ZB) on the 
      resistance of corn stalk fiber (CSF)-reinforced high-density polyethylene (HDPE) 
      composites to biodegradation were examined. Both biocides could inhibit termites, 
      mold fungi, and wood-decay fungi, even at high CSF formulations (i.e., 60%). 
      Additionally, ACQ enhanced the resistance of the composite materials to certain 
      biotic stresses better than ZB. The CSF/HDPE composites treated with ACQ at the 
      3.0% level exhibited a superior performance against termites, white rot fungi, 
      and brown rot fungi. ACQ treatment at the 1% level was optimal for inhibiting 
      soft rot fungi. Furthermore, mold growth was not observed on ACQ-treated CSF/HDPE 
      samples. The untreated CSF/HDPE composites were more susceptible to mold 
      infections and decay than the untreated poplar/HDPE composites, likely because of 
      an incomplete removal of the pith. The chemical features of the corn stalk may 
      also have influenced these differences, but this possibility will need to be 
      explored in future investigations. Furthermore, the CSF component of CSF/HDPE 
      composites is highly susceptible to fungal attacks, with the soft rot fungus 
      inducing the largest mass losses, followed by the white rot fungus, and then the 
      brown rot fungus.
FAU - Xuan, Lihui
AU  - Xuan L
AD  - Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology (Ministry of 
      Education), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China. 
      leeh91@hotmail.com.
FAU - Hui, Dongxue
AU  - Hui D
AD  - Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology (Ministry of 
      Education), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China. 
      Dongxue_zylc@126.com.
FAU - Cheng, Wanli
AU  - Cheng W
AD  - Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology (Ministry of 
      Education), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China. 
      nefucwl@nefu.edu.cn.
FAU - Wong, Andrew H H
AU  - Wong AHH
AD  - Faculty of Resource Science & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota 
      Samarahan, Sarawak 94300, Malaysia. ahhwong@unimas.my.
FAU - Han, Guangping
AU  - Han G
AD  - Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology (Ministry of 
      Education), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China. 
      guangping.han@nefu.edu.cn.
FAU - Tan, Wei Khong
AU  - Tan WK
AD  - Faculty of Resource Science & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota 
      Samarahan, Sarawak 94300, Malaysia. weikhong90@hotmail.com.
FAU - Tawi, Carlson A D
AU  - Tawi CAD
AD  - Faculty of Resource Science & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota 
      Samarahan, Sarawak 94300, Malaysia. carlsontawi@gmail.com.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20170712
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Materials (Basel)
JT  - Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
JID - 101555929
PMC - PMC5551832
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - alkaline copper quaternary
OT  - corn stalk fiber
OT  - high-density polyethylene
OT  - mold
OT  - termite
OT  - wood-decay fungi
OT  - zinc borate
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2017/08/05 06:00
MHDA- 2017/08/05 06:01
PMCR- 2017/07/12
CRDT- 2017/08/05 06:00
PHST- 2017/05/06 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2017/06/30 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2017/06/30 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2017/08/05 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/08/05 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/08/05 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2017/07/12 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ma10070789 [pii]
AID - materials-10-00789 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/ma10070789 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Materials (Basel). 2017 Jul 12;10(7):789. doi: 10.3390/ma10070789.