Determination of thermal degradation of isothiazolone treated wood
IRG/WP 97-30154
Bing Yu
Wood treated with 4,5-dichloro-2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one was the subject of thermal degradation study. The study included burning isothiazolone treated wood under various temperatures with and without oxygen. The result showed that no harmful combustion products, such as polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-furans and polychlorinated biphenyls, were detected. These findings indicate that isothiazolone treated wood can be safely disposed by incineration.