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Enhanced wood preservative composition

US6231651A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 18, 1999
Grant dateMay 15, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 18, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB27K3/50
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A wood preservative composition comprising at least one biocide, such as an iodopropargyl compound or a triazole compound, in combination with at least one antioxidant, such as a hindered phenol, a flavonoid compound, or a naturally occurring polyphenol derived from a woody plant, is useful as a cost-effective and environmentally safe wood preservative. The invention also provides a method for the use of such composition and compositions so treated.

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