Qualidade e eficiência do tratamento preservativo de duas espécies de bambú

Abstract

Because the high cost to get a wood product coming from a native tree species in Brazil, the use of alternative materials that come from renewable sources that can replace these species has been gaining ground in the domestic market, and bamboo stands in this new scenario. This study aimed to evaluate the quality and efficiency of the preservative treatment of two species of bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris and Dendrocalamus giganteus) by employing three methods of treatment; transpiration (diaphragm intact and ruptured diaphragm), long-term immersion and modified Boucherie. To this end, were collected clumps of stems of southern State of Espírito Santo. Stems were transformed into culms of 2 meters long, solution treated at 1 and 3% active ingredient (a.i.) of the commercial product MOQ OX 50 , based on copper, chromium and boron (CCB). For transpiration and long-term immersion methods the culms were exposed to the solutions for periods of 5, 10 and 15 days, Boucherie now modified method of treatment there was no division between times. The period between cutting and treatment was less than 24 h. It was evaluated the quality of the treatment by penetration of the CCB at three positions in stems, 0,5 m (bottom), 1,0 m (middle) and 1,90 m (top) and the retention of a.i. the bottom region. The efficiency of the treatments was analyzed by resistance of bamboos treated with the test fungi (Postia placenta and Polyporus fumosus), with the subterranean termite (Nasutiternes sp.) and coleopteran (Dinoderus minutus). From the results it was observed that, on average, there was a higher penetration of the a.i. at the bottom region of the stems, retention was lower than recommended by Brazilian standards, and both species of bamboo treated showed low mass loss when subjected to the attack of fungi, termites and beetles. Among the treatments, of transpiration with the diaphragm ruptured at 3% concentration of a.i. and time of 15 days gave, for both species, shows the higher average penetration and retention as well as lower values of weight loss in biological tests