Silicic acid/boric acid complexes as ecologically friendly wood preservatives.

Forest Products Journal | January 1, 2005| | Copyright

Abstract

We report a new method for fixing boric acid--a known preservative--in wood. We treated wood with boric acid and colloidal silicic acid solutions (CSAS) or with boric acid and silicic acid monomer solutions (SAMS), and tested for resistance to brown-rot fungus (Fomitopsis palustris) damage, fire resistance, and termite resistance. We also explored the mechanisms by which these compounds prevented fungal damage. Wood treated with a mixture of silicic acid and boric acid showed great resistance to F. palustris decay. At sufficiently high boric acid ...

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