An investigation of the effects of pre-steaming on the treatment of sawn spruce timber with Celcure A, a copper-chrome-arsenic preservative

IRG/WP 3150 ·1981 ·11 pages

C R Coggins

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Abstract

Difficulties in the treatment of spruce using standard vacuum/pressure techniques with both water-borne and organic solvent preservatives are well known. We have evaluated the influence of steaming on treatability with a waterborne CCA preservative.

Keywords: PICEA SITCHENSIS; SAWN TIMBER; SAPWOOD; HEARTWOOD; TREATABILITY; IMPREGNATION; CCA; CELCURE A; DRYING; PRE-STEAMING; STEAMING; PRESSURE TREATMENTS; VACUUM/PRESSURE; SEALING; PENETRATION
Conference: 81-05-11/15 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia