When applying wood preservation, there are chemicals introduced to wood, that influence sorption properties of wood, what sometimes limits usefulness of wood. In order to elucidate those isues, sorption properties of born treated wood were elucidate din this paper and compared to sorption properties of wood treated with other chemicals. Boron was chosen in this experiment as it is often combined with wax emulsions. The results showed, that boron influence sorption properties of treated wood predominately at higher relative humidities.
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Synergistic effects of boric acid and montan wax are described in this article published I n one of the most respective journal related to wood science. Water wax emulsion improves sorption properties of wood and thus reduces boron leaching from impregnated wood. On the other hand, boric acid ensures fungicidal properties of impregnated wood. However, boric acid and montan wax acts synergistically, as minimal inhibitory concentrations of boric acid against wood decay fungi are considerably lower in the presence of montan wax.
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