Process for reducing the discoloration of wood

摘要

A process for protecting wood by applying to the wood an aqueous solution of a composition comprising sodium borate and sodium carbonate. Adverse effects on the color of the wood are reduced by including in the composition a component selected from a weakly acidic compound able to form a complex with cellulose; the weakly acidic compound and titanium dioxide; an alkyl ammonium chloride; the weakly acidic compound and an alkyl ammonium chloride; and an alkaline earth metal hydroxide.