An economical treatment schedule (15 minutes initial vacuum of 85 kPa; 15 minutes pressure of 1000 kPa; 5 minutes final vacuum of 85 kPa) was arrived at for treating air-dried rubber wood (Hevea brasiliensis) in a pilot plant cylinder. Treating with 3% BAE (boric acid equivalent) solution resulted in a dry salt retention of 13.1 kg/m³. Also, the study showed that green rubber wood can be treated to required chemical retention level by employing the above treatment schedule and by increasing the concentration of the treatment solution to 6% BAE.

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