Improving Wood Resistance to Decay by Nanostructured ZnO-Based Treatments

Figure 2

SEM-EDS experiments performed on treated and untreated wood surface: SEM micrographs of (a) untreated maple; (b) and (c) W+ZnO at different magnification; (d) EDS spectrum measured on the ZnO-coated wood surface; (e), (f), and (g) ZnO particles displaying different shapes and sizes at increasing magnification; (h) W+SH; (i) W+ZnO+SH.

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