Boron Compounds can be effective biocides. (RDC 10/2/2009)

Recent US Patents

To go to the text version of the patent, click on US Patent Number Search and enter the patent number in the search box. 2/23/2010 7,666,254 Borate compositions for wood preservation 6/16/2009 7,547,354 Ammoniacal borate and zinc compositions, and methods for treating wood products

Recent Journal Articles

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Review Articles

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Editor's Notes

As the literature is reviewed, and items of interest concerning this topic are found. These may be added in an abbreviated form with the reference. Readers and contributors are invited to add their own notes. Contributors may add them directly and other readers can simply send their notes to the editor, Roger Corneliussen at rcorneliussen@4spe.org. He may edit and add them to this page at his discretion.