| abstract |
A carrier system for impregnating wood and carrying an active ingredient throughout the wood; the carrier system comprising 10-30% of a drying or semi-drying oil (such fish oil, rung oil, poppy oil, walnut oil, safflower oil and sunflower oil or, most preferably PBLO) and 70-80% of an extender (such as heating oil white spirit, kerosene, high flash kerosene and diesel). The carrier may be used in a composition further comprising an active agent or agents, such as insecticides, termicides, fungicides or mouldicides. The invention also relates to a method of treating wood including the step of contacting wood with the composition and the resultant treated wood. |