Deterioration of wood wastes-based molding materials by using several fungi

The biodegradability of wood wastes-based molding materials were determined using Fusarium equiseti, Aspergillus candidus, Sordaria fimicola, and Penicillium frequentans and Byssochlamys fulves. A mixture of a vacuum oven-dried wood meal, phenol and sulfuric acid was heated in a three-necked round bottom flask at 150 °C for 1 h. The maximum weight loss for the soil test was 19.5% for Penicillium frequentans while the maximum weight loss for the broth test was 31.9% for Byssochlamys fulves.