@article{Hisham HN_Nuraishah H_Fitri-Yazid Z_Paridah MT_Salmiah U_2018, title={ DECAY RESISTANCE OF ACETIC, PROPIONIC AND BUTYRIC ANHYDRIDES MODIFIED RUBBERWOOD AGAINST WHITE ROT (<em>TRAMETES</em> <em>VERSICOLOR</em>)}, volume={30}, url={https://jtfs.frim.gov.my/jtfs/article/view/317}, abstractNote={&lt;p&gt;The effectiveness of rubberwood modified with acetic, propionic and butyric anhydrides against white rot &lt;em&gt;Trametes versicolor&lt;/em&gt; was investigated. Specimens measuring 5 mm × 20 mm × 20 mm (l × w × t) underwent a Soxhlet extraction with toluene/methanol/acetone (4:1:1 by volume) for 8 h, and then oven-dried at 103 °C for 24 h. The specimens were vacuum-impregnated with anhydrides for durations ranging from 0.25 to 24 h at 120 °C. The weight percent gain (WPG) was calculated and the chemical bonding was analysed with Fourier transform infra-red (FTIR). The specimens were leached in deionised water according to EN 84 (1997) and exposed to white rot in an incubation room at 22 °C for 16 weeks. The study found that the acetic, propionic and butyric anhydrides reduced the rate of decay but did not totally protect rubberwood from &lt;em&gt;T. versicolor&lt;/em&gt;. All the modified rubberwoods were classified as durability class 1 comparable to Scots pine and European beech. The final moisture content had a positive correlation with weight loss following decay. Scanning electron microscopy showed that hyphae penetrated cells in both untreated and modified rubberwood.&lt;/p&gt;}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Tropical Forest Science (JTFS) }, author={Hisham HN and Nuraishah H and Fitri-Yazid Z and Paridah MT and Salmiah U}, year={2018}, month={Apr.}, pages={163–174} }