Pyroligneous acids from carbonisation of woodand bamboo: their components and antifungal activity

Chandumpai, A.; Theapparat, Y.; Leelasuphakul, W.; Laemsak, N.

Pyroligneous acids from carbonisation of woodand bamboo: their components and antifungal activity

2015

Chandumpai, A. | Theapparat, Y. | Leelasuphakul, W. | Laemsak, N.

Pyroligneous acids, i.e. by-products from the manufacture of charcoal by carbonisation of Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Leucaenaleucocephala, Azadirachta indica, Hevea brasiliensis (rubberwood) and Dendrocalamus asper (bamboo) along with two commercial products were studied. Characterisations of their compositions were performed qualitatively by gas chromatography–mass spectroscopy and quantitatively by gas chromatography with flame ionisationdetector. Twenty-three components were identified, of which acetic acid was the major component, followed by 2-methoxy-4-propylphenol and 2-methylphenol. Antifungal activity and efficacy of pyroligneous acids as wood preservatives were conducted using Petri dish bioassay and soil block test respectively against twowhite rot fungi (Trametes versicolor and Rigidoporopsis amylospora), a brown rot fungus (Gloeophyllum trabeum) and a sapstain fungus (Botryodiplodia theobromae). All pyroligneous acids exhibited antifungal activity (growth inhibition, minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum fungicidal concentration) especially those from bamboo and rubberwood, which had higher total phenolic concentrations. Soil block experiments for 12 weeks showed that pyroligneous acids from bamboo and rubberwood were more effective as wood preservatives.

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