Composition for treating wood

摘要

This invention is directed to a method for producing and preserving very light colored wooden objects such as utility poles, fence posts and piling timbers. These wooden objects are treated under heat and pressure with a composition comprising a blend of (I) a blend of (A) from about 1% to about 50% by weight of pentachlorophenol and (B) from about 99% to about 50% by weight of a petroleum oil and (II) from about 0.005% to about 100% by weight based upon the total weight of (I) of a compound containing a heavy metal oxide. Wood treating compositions of this invention are stable against discoloration and formation of sludge during storage and during the wood treating process.