Gauss, ChristianKadivar, MarziehPereira, Ricardo G.F.Savastano, Holmer Jr.2021-06-222021-06-222021Gauss, C., Kadivar, M., Pereira, R. G. F., & Savastano, H. J. (2021). Assessment of dendrocalamus asper (Schult and schult f.) (Poaceae) bamboo treated with tannin-boron preservatives. Construction and Building Materials, 282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.1227230950-0618https://hdl.handle.net/10289/14398Tannin-boron based preservative solutions were used for the treatment of D. asper bamboo by vacuum/pressure impregnation. Samples treated with tannin/hexamine-based solutions presented low weight losses after decay tests with P. sanguineus and G. trabeum decay fungi, and were classified as resistant and highly resistant, respectively, even after leaching. However, a high boron loss after severe leaching cycles was observed. Samples treated with tannin/hexamine/boron had superior mechanical properties and increased thermal stability. The use of tannin-based solutions in combination with boron compounds showed promising results in terms of mechanical properties improvement and increased fungal decay resistance, bringing new possibilities for bamboo preservation.application/pdfen© 2021. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Science & TechnologyTechnologyConstruction & Building TechnologyEngineering, CivilMaterials Science, MultidisciplinaryEngineeringMaterials ScienceBambooFungi decayMechanical propertiesTreatmentThermal stabilityJournal Article10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.1227231879-0526