The potential of Wacapou (Vouacapoua americana) extracts to develop new biobased protective solutions for low-durability wood species
Kieny E., Candelier K., Milhe L., Estevez Y., Sophie C., Lehnebach R., Damay J., Florez Parra D.C., Houël E., Thévenon M.F., Bossu J.. 2024. Journal of Renewable Materials : 22 p..
The valorization of Amazonian wood residues into active chemical compounds could be an eco-friendly, cost-effective and valuable way to develop wood preservative formulations to enhance the decay and termite resistance of low-durable wood species. Wacapou (Vouacapoua americana., Fabaceae) is a well-known Guianese wood species commonly used in local wood construction due to its outstanding natural durability, which results from the presence of a large panel of extractives compounds. In addition, its industrial processing generates large amounts of residues. Wacapou residues were extracted by maceration using four different solvents (water/ethanol, ethyl acetate, hexane and dichloromethane/methanol), separately and successively. The yield of each extractive fraction was determined, and their chemical compositions were analyzed by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS). Ethyl acetate led to the highest extraction yield, and the active compounds were identified in the obtained extractive fraction. In this sense, the fungicidal and termite-repellent properties of these extractives were then tested using a screening laboratory (with temperate and tropical microorganisms), according to the solution concentration (1%, 2.5%, 5%, 8% and 10%). Finally, Virola michelii Heckel wood samples (low durable species) were impregnated with the 8% concentration solution. The impregnated wood samples were then exposed to a soil bed test. The results highlighted that the nature of the solvent used during wood maceration affects the content of the obtained extractive fractions. Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography–High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (UHPLC-HRMS) analyses showed the influence of extraction parameters on the nature of the extracted molecules. Wacapou extracts (from ethyl acetate maceration) showed good anti-fungal and anti-termite activities. Additionally, the concentration in extractives had an impact on the anti-termite activity level for Reticulitermes flavipes
Mots-clés : préservation du bois; bois; produit de préservation du bois; composition chimique; carie du bois; propriété antifongique; reticulitermes flavipes; déchet de bois; virola; isoptera; propriété technologique; pycnoporus; fongicide; propriété antimicrobienne; guyane française
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Agents Cirad, auteurs de cette publication :
- Candelier Kévin — Persyst / UPR BioWooEB
- Damay Jérémie — Persyst / UPR BioWooEB
- Florez Parra Daniela Carolina — Es / UMR ECOFOG
- Kieny Emma — Persyst / UPR BioWooEB
- Lehnebach Romain — Es / UMR ECOFOG
- Thévenon-Brillard Marie-France — Persyst / UPR BioWooEB