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Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2009, 10, 2789-2797; doi:10.3390/ijm OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Molecular Sciences ISSN 1422-0067 /journal/ijms Article Termite Resistance of MDF Panels Treated with Various Boron Compounds Mustafa Usta 1, Derya Ustaomer 1,*, Saip Nami Kartal 2 and Sedat Ondaral 1 1 Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Forestry, Trabzon, Turkey; E-Mails: usta@.tr (M.U.); ondaral@.tr (S.O.) 2 Istanbul University, Faculty of Forestry, Istanbul, Turkey; E-Mail: snkartal@.tr (S.N.K.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: uderya@.tr; Tel. +90-462-3773733; Fax:+90-462-3257499 Received: 8 May 2009; in revised form: 10 June 2008 / Accepted: 15 June 2009 / Published: 19 June 2009 Abstract: In this study, the effects of various boron compounds on the termite resistance of MDF panels were evaluated. Either borax (BX), boric acid (BA), zinc borate (ZB), or sodium perborate tetrahydrate (SPT) were added to urea-formaldehyde (UF) resin at target contents of 1%, 1.5%, 2% and 2.5% based on dry fiber weight. The panels were then manufactured using 12% urea-formaldehyde resin and 1% NH Cl. MDF samples from the 4 panels were tested against the subterranean termites, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki. Laboratory termite resistance tests showed that all samples cont