Boron Based Wood Preservative

Admittedly it is not clear if the value of boric acid then was more for ph versus preservative value.

Boron based wood preservative.

Borate wood treatment and its uses by far the most common form of wood treatments intended to protect against wood eating pests such as termites is borate wood treatment. Use on wooden structures that come into contact with water such as crawl spaces decks sills columns joists beams logs siding and fences. Sonti kamesan 1939 1945 in india who developed a water soluble compound composed of copper chromium boron. Boric acid oxides and salts are effective wood preservatives and are supplied under numerous brand names throughout the world.

Penashields active ingredient is a borate mineral salt that will not break down over time delivering effective long term protection for your wood. Later in 1913 dr. This versatile product can be used on wet or dry surfaces indoor or outdoors and on wood or wood based products before or after treatment with liquidwood or woodepox. The products in the probor range are formulated for use against fungal decay dry rot wet rot and wood boring insects.

Kills and prevents wood rot decay fungi termites carpenter ants and wood destroying beetles. This boron based concentrated wood preservative controls termites insects and wood decay fungi such as brown and white rot. Of penashield will treat 150 sq. Boron compounds are considered to be only wood preservatives capable of acting as both insecticides and fungicides which are widely recognized and accepted to be effective and of low toxicity.

Depending on porosity and texture 1 gal. Borate treated wood is of low toxicity to humans and does not contain copper or other heavy metals. Probor wood preservative range probor wood preseratives are based on water soluble borate a timber preservative that has been extensively researched over the last 50 years. This was later enhanced by dr.

One of the most common compounds used is disodium octaborate tetrahydrate commonly abbreviated dot. A resource that begins in the form of trees that absorb carbon dioxide and emit oxygen and ends as construction that outperforms steel for tensile strength sound absorption affordability and beauty. Karl heinrich wolman in germany developed a chromium boron wood preservative. Triadimefon is a triazole fungicide that was first registered as a wood preservative in 2009.