Reducing leaching of boron-based wood preservatives - A review of research

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 7312-7322

  Obanda, Diana N ^a   Shupe, Todd F ^a   Barnes, H Michael ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Borates; Boron; Fixation; Leaching; Wood preservatives

Indexed keywords

LEACHING; SOLUBILITY; WOOD PRESERVATION;

FIXATION; WOOD DESTROYING ORGANISMS;

BORON;

BIOCIDE; BORIC ACID; BORON; ORGANOBORON DERIVATIVE; RESIN; ROSIN; SILICON DERIVATIVE; WOOD PROTECTING AGENT;

BORON; LEACHING; SOLUBILITY; WOOD PRESERVATION;

BORATE; BORON; FIXATION; LEACHING; RESEARCH; TIMBER; WOOD;

ARTICLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LEACHING; POLYMERIZATION; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAPORIZATION; WOOD;

BORON; POLYMERS; PRECIPITATION; SALTS; SILICON; WOOD;

LEACHING; SOLUBILITY; WOOD; WOOD PRESERVATIVES;

EID: 44449096539     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.12.077     Document Type: Article

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