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Method for treating wood
Assignee: Mooney Chemical Inc
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Filing: 1984-11-19
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Granted: 1985-09-03
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Expires: 2004-11-19
Abstract
Abstract A method for treating wood with an aqueous composition having fungicidal and insecticidal properties. The aqueous composition comprises (a) at least one oil-soluble metal salt of an organic carboxylic acid having fungicidal properties wherein the metal is zinc, chromium, iron, antimony, lead, mercury or a mixture thereof, (b) at least one halopyridyl phosphate of the formula ##STR1## wherein R represents a halopyridyl group, Z represents oxygen or sulfur, and each R' is independently a lower alkoxy, amino or lower alkylamino group, (c) at least one surfactant, and (d) from about 60 to 99% of water. Such compositions penetrate into both dry and green wood rather readily, and the result is wood which is resistant to fungi and insects.
Inventors
- 👤 Albert V. Collins
- 👤 Richard W. Asmus
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 08:39
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01N; A01N57/00; A01N57/10; A01N57/16; A01N57/26; A01N57/32; B; B27; B27K; B27K3/00; B27K3/02; B27K3/08; B27K3/16; B27K3/166; B27K3/22; B27K3/34; B27K3/343; B27K3/50; B27K3/52; B27K5/00; B27K5/001; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/4935; Y10T428/662
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of rendering wood resistant to fungus and insects comprising (a) contacting the wood with an aqueous system comprising (i) at least one oil-soluble metal salt of an organic carboxylic acid having fungicidal properties wherein the metal is zinc, chromium, iron, antimony, lead, mercury, or a mixture thereof, (ii) at least one halopyridyl phosphate of the formula ##STR5## wherein R represents a halopyridyl group, Z represents oxygen or sulfur, and each R' is independently a lower alkoxy, amino or lower alkylamino group, (iii) at least one surfactant, and (iv) from about 60 to 99% of water for a period of time sufficient to enable the metal salt and halopyridyl phosphate to penetrate into the wood, and (b) removing the wood from contact with the aqueous system.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of rendering wood resistant to fungus and insects comprising (a) contacting the wood with an aqueous system comprising (i) at least one oil-soluble metal salt of an organic carboxylic acid having fungicidal properties wherein the metal is zinc, chromium, iron, antimony, lead, mercury, or a mixture thereof, (ii) at least one halopyridyl phosphate of the formula ##STR5## wherein R represents a halopyridyl group, Z represents oxygen or sulfur, and each R' is independently a lower alkoxy, amino or lower alkylamino group, (iii) at least one surfactant, and (iv) from about 60 to 99% of water for a period of time sufficient to enable the metal salt and halopyridyl phosphate to penetrate into the wood, and (b) removing the wood from contact with the aqueous system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the metal content in the aqueous mixture is from about 0.2 to about 10% by weight and the halopyridyl phosphate concentration is from about 0.01 to about 2% by weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the metal of the metal salt is zinc.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the wood is immersed in the aqueous system and the system is maintained at a temperature of between about 5° C. and 95° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the surfactant is an anionic or nonionic surfactant or mixture thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the wood is immersed in the aqueous system at atmospheric pressure.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the wood is immersed in the aqueous system and maintained in the system under fluid pressure in an enclosed pressure vessel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the pressure within the vessel is increased to and maintained at a level of about 200 to 300 pounds per square inch for a period of time sufficient to cause the aqueous system to penetrate into the wood.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the wood is green wood.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the pressure is maintained at about 250 pounds per square inch for a period of about 15 to 60 minutes.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 wherein each R' in the halopyridyl phosphate is a lower alkoxy group.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the halopyridyl phosphate is O,O-diethyl-O-(3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridyl)phosphorothioate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the aqueous system contains less than 20% by weight of a hydrocarbon solvent.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the acid of the metal (a) is at least one aliphatic or alicyclic monocarboxylic acid containing from about 6 to about 30 carbon atoms.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of metal salt to phosphate in the aqueous system (a) is in the range of from about 99:1 to 1:99.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
148 words
A method of rendering wood resistant to fungus and insects comprising (a) contacting the wood with an aqueous system comprising (i) about 0.1 to 25% of at least one oil-soluble metal salt of an organic carboxylic acid wherein the metal is zinc, chromium, iron, antimony, lead, mercury, or a mixture thereof, (ii) about 0.05 to 15% of at least one halopyridyl phosphate of the formula ##STR6## wherein R represents a halopyridyl group, Z represents oxygen or sulfur and each of R' is independently a lower alkoxy, amino or lower alkylamino group, (iii) about 0.25 to 7.5% of at least one surfactant, (iv) about 60 to 99% of water, and (v) less than about 20% of a hydrocarbon solvent for a period of time sufficient to enable the metal salt and halopyridyl phosphate to penetrate ino the wood, and (b) removing the wood from contact with the aqueous system.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
148 words
A method of rendering wood resistant to fungus and insects comprising (a) contacting the wood with an aqueous system comprising (i) about 0.1 to 25% of at least one oil-soluble metal salt of an organic carboxylic acid wherein the metal is zinc, chromium, iron, antimony, lead, mercury, or a mixture thereof, (ii) about 0.05 to 15% of at least one halopyridyl phosphate of the formula ##STR6## wherein R represents a halopyridyl group, Z represents oxygen or sulfur and each of R' is independently a lower alkoxy, amino or lower alkylamino group, (iii) about 0.25 to 7.5% of at least one surfactant, (iv) about 60 to 99% of water, and (v) less than about 20% of a hydrocarbon solvent for a period of time sufficient to enable the metal salt and halopyridyl phosphate to penetrate ino the wood, and (b) removing the wood from contact with the aqueous system.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 16 wherein the acid of the metal salt (i) is at least one aliphatic or alicyclic monocarboxylic acid containing from about 6 to about 30 carbon atoms.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 17 wherein the metal salt is a zinc salt.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 16 wherein each R' in the halopyridyl phosphate (ii) is a lower alkoxy group.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
10 words
Wood treated in accordance with the method of claim 1.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
10 words
Wood treated in accordance with the method of claim 16.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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