Claims
- 1. A wood preservative composition consisting essentially of:
- a) 30.0 to 50% by weight of an N,N-dimethyl-N-alkylamine where the alkyl group contains 6 to 20 carbon atoms;
- b) 5 to 15% by weight of a water-insoluble aliphatic carboxylic acid containing 5 to 20 carbon atoms or salt thereof;
- c) 2.5 to 45% by weight of a water-soluble acid selected from the group consisting of phosphonic, phosphinic, monoalkyl phosphate, dialkylphosphate, monoalkyl phosphonate, sulfamic, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 monocarboxylic, fumaric, citric and maleic;
- d) 0 to 25% by weight 2-(methoxycarboxylamino)-benzimidazole.
- 2. The wood preservative of claim 1 which has been diluted with a solvent to a concentration of 0.5% to 10.0% by weight.
- 3. The wood preservative of claim 1 wherein the water-soluble acid is phosphonic acid.
- 4. The wood preservative of claim 1 wherein the water-insoluble acid is 2-ethylhexanoic acid.
- 5. A process for preserving wood comprising applying an effective amount of the composition of claim 2 to wood.
- 6. A wood preservative composition consisting essentially of:
- a) 30.0 to 50% by weight of an N,N-dimethyl-N-alkylamine where the alkyl group contains 6 to 20 carbon atoms;
- b) 5 to 15% by weight of a water-insoluble aliphatic carboxylic acid containing 5 to 20 carbon atoms or salt thereof;
- c) 2.5 to 45% by weight of a water-soluble acid selected from the group consisting of phosphonic, phosphinic, monoalkyl phosphate, dialkylphosphate, monoalkyl phosphonate, sulfamic, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 monocarboxylic, fumaric, citric and maleic.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/638,005, filed on Jan. 4, 1991, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/263,375, filed on Oct. 27, 1988, now both abandoned.
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