which represents 50% of the global market for wood preservatives, is estimated to be 79,000 tonnes 5. The new nano-copper preservatives compete with treatments that contain dissolved or complexed ...

This circumstance led to experiments to ascertain the preservative nature of coal tar. More than fifty years ago W. H. Hyett and others impregnated wood with gas tar, and reported that cuch wood ...

Researchers have developed a hydrogel that neutralizes harmful acids and bacteria in waterlogged wood, dissolving safely ...

Researchers have developed a hydrogel that melts into and preserves ancient waterlogged wooden artifacts. Credit: Adapted ...

The ocean is an unforgiving environment for any shipwreck, but sunken wooden vessels are particularly susceptible to ...

Up to now, wood waste has had to be disposed of at great expense and, at best, has been used to generate energy in ...

A recent study published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering reports the development of an innovative hydrogel ...

Two woodcarving statues from Muskingum Park have been relocated to ensure their preservation, sparking renewed interest in ...