Photoactive nanoparticles are used to reduce microbial colonization and self-clean surfaces of materials such as glass ceramics. To test whether an approach is feasible for wood surfaces, we treated radiata pine samples with TiO2 (rutile anatase) or ZnO then coated the different finishes. Coated uncoated controls were exposed outdoors six months. After exposure, fungi colonizing identified usin...

Corresponding Author: Mika A. Kähkönen Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, Division of Microbiology and Biotechnology, P.O. Box 56, Biocenter 1, FI 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland Email: [email protected] Abstract: To find out ability of fourteen basidiomycetes and four ascomycetes strains to grow in the presence of synthetic colour dyes and to degrade them, fungi were ...

Plant cell walls are the most abundant biomass source in nature and are of increasing importance because worldwide attention has now focused on bioethanol production to combat global warming and to safeguard global energy. Because of competition between food and fuel production, lignocelluloses are expected to be utilized for future fuel ethanol production. One of the major problems in producin...