Infestation of Wood-Plastic Composite Materials

MICROBIAL INFESTATION OF WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS 

Requirements for Microbial Growth on Wood and Wood-Plastic Composites 

It is generally recognized that there are a number of requirements for microbial 

These factors are largely self-explanatory. Low-molecular fragments are more accessible to microbial systems of fungi (which are often secreted by fungi and have to diffuse into the matrix they are attached to). The higher the temperature, the more active the enzymes, unless the temperature is too high (temperature maximum for their activity is often between 40 and 45°. C, that is, 100-110°F). Cellulolytic enzymes have pH optimum for their activity between 4 and 6, that is, in a slightly acidic area. 

Two factors slow down, or even eliminate, altogether some microbial growth in WPC  

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