WOOD PRESERVATION METHOD AND WOOD PRESERVATIVE

摘要

The invention concerns a method and a preservative for protecting wood against decay. According to the method wood is treated with a wood preservative capable of preventing the growth and spread of fungi, said preservative containing at least one complexing agent which binds at least a portion of chose metals, typically iron and manganese, naturally occurring in wood that are essential to the growth of fungi. The complexing agents employed can be, e.g. ethylenediaminetetra-acetate (EDTA), ethylenediamine-di-(o-hydroxyphenylacetate (EDDHA), a polyphosphate (Na5P3O10) or a siderophore produced by a microorganism. The wood preservative used in the method is water-borne and specific to the decay fungi attacking wood.