Skip to main content
Journal of Wood Science

Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Download PDF
  • Note
  • Published:

Changes in surface properties of tropical wood species exposed to the Indonesian climate in relation to mold colonies

Journal of Wood Science volume 48, pages 542–547 (2002)Cite this article

Abstract

Changes in mold populations and genera on the exposed surfaces of tropical hardwoods — albizia (Paraserianthes falcata), kapur (Dryobalanop lanceolata), mahoni (Switenia macrophylla), nangka (Artocarpus heterophyllus), puspa (Schima wallchii) — were investigated. The wood specimens were exposed to the Indonesian climate for 32 weeks. Properties including mass loss, wettability, mold growth (colony-forming units), and mold genera were evaluated. The change in properties after exposure was significantly affected by the wood species, but there was no clear relation between mass loss and the initial chemical components or between wettability and wood density. The number of mold populations was different by exposure period and wood species, but there was no significant effect of climate conditions, such as rainfall and ultraviolet radiation. Of the genera identified,Aureobasidium, Cladosporium, andPenicillium were dominant molds on the exposed wood surfaces.

References

  1. Soerianegara I. Lemmens RHMJ (1994) Plant resources of south-east Asia 5.1. Timber trees: major commercial timbers. Prosea, Jakarta. Indonesia

  2. R&D Institute of Forestry (1987) Tumbuhan berguna Indonesia. II. Yayasan Sarana Wana Jaya, Jakarta, Indonesia. [Translated from Heyne K (ed.) De nuttige planten van Indonesie.]

  3. Anonymous (1976) Vademecum Kehutanan Indonesia [Indonesian Forestry Handbook]. Departemen Pertanian, Directorat Jenderal Kehutanan, Jakarta. Indonesia

  4. Dunningham EA, Plackett DV, Singh AP (1992) Weathering of chemically modified wood, natural weathering of acetylated radiata pine: preliminary results. Holz Roh Werk 50:429–432

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. JIS Z 8729(1994) Colour specification-CIE LAB and CIE LUV colour spaces

  6. ASTM standards D 1110-84 (1981) (reapproved 1995) Standard test methods for water solubility of wood

  7. Japan Wood Research Society (1985) Mokuzai-kagaku-jikken-sho [Hand book of wood science experimental], chemicals edition (in Japanese) Naigai-sangyou-chousakai, Tokyo, pp 145–161

    Google Scholar 

  8. Wissing A (1955) The utilisation of bark. II. Investigation of the stiasny reaction for the precipitation of polyphenols in pine bark extractives. Svensk Papperstidn 31:745–750

    Google Scholar 

  9. Horisawa S, Tamai Y, Sakuma Y, Doi S, Terazawa M (2000) Effect of moisture content of wood matrix on scale biodegradation system for organic of solid waste. J Wood Sci 46:317–321

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. Barnett HL, Hunter BB (1998) Illustrated genera of Imperfect fungi. 4th ed. American Phytopathological Society, Minnesota. USA

    Google Scholar 

  11. Ellis MB (1993) Dematiaceous, hyphomycetes: the Commonwealth Mycological Institute. Kew, Surrey, England

    Google Scholar 

  12. Fassatiova O (1986) Moulds and filamentous fungi in technical microbiology. Prog Ind Microbiol 22:233

    Google Scholar 

  13. Kalnis A (1984) Photochemical degradation of acetylated, methylated phenyl-hydrazine-modified, and ACC-treated wood. J Appl Polym Sci 29:105–115

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Evans PD, Michell AJ, Schmalzl KJ (1992) Studies on the degradation and protection of wood surfaces. Wood Sci Technol 26:151–163

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  15. Sell J (1968) Investigations on the infestation of untreated and surface treated wood by blue stain fungi. Holz Roh Werk 26:215–222

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Kuhne H, Leukens U, Sell J, Walchli O (1970) Investigations on weathered wood surfaces. Part I. Scanning electron microscope observation on mold fungi causing grey stain. Holz Roh Werk 28:223–229

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Butin H (1991) Mykologishe Untersuchungen an vergrauten Holzoberflachen im Gebirge. Holz Roh Werk 49:235–238

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  18. Schmidt EL, French DW (1976)Aureobasidium pullulans on wood shingles. For Prod J 26(7):34–37

    Google Scholar 

  19. Doi S, Horisawa S (2001) Fungi isolated from the surface of sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) heartwood lumbers exposed at six test site of Japanese islands. In: Imamura Y (ed.) High-performance utilization of wood for outdoor uses: report of the Grant-in-Aid for scientific research supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan, pp 45–54

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Research and Development Centre for Applied Physics, LIPI, 13510, Serpong, Tangerang, Indonesia

    Yanni Sudiyani

  2. Institute of Wood Technology, Akita Prefectural University, 016-0876, Akita, Japan

    Sakae Horisawa, Keli Chen & Shuichi Doi

  3. Wood Research Institute, Kyoto University, 611-0011, Kyoto, Japan

    Yuji Imamura

Authors
  1. Yanni Sudiyani
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Sakae Horisawa
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Keli Chen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Shuichi Doi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Yuji Imamura
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Yanni Sudiyani.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Sudiyani, Y., Horisawa, S., Chen, K. et al. Changes in surface properties of tropical wood species exposed to the Indonesian climate in relation to mold colonies. J Wood Sci 48, 542–547 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00766654

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00766654

Key words