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A SINGLE STEP FIRE PROTECTIVE AND PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT FOR WOOD

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 12308
Amount: $50,936.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1990
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
Po Box 600 - 95 Main St
Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr Brian G Dixon
 (508) 759-5911
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

THE PROPOSED RESEARCH INVESTIGATES THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A SINGLE STEP WOOD TREATMENT THAT WILL RESULT IN THE WOOD BEING PRESERVED FROM BIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION AND PROTECTED FROM THE RAVAGES OF FIRE AS WELL. THE NOVEL APPROACH INCLUDES THE IRREVERSIBLE IMMOBILIZATION OF THE VARIOUS TREATMENT CHEMICALS WITHIN THE CELLULOSIC STRUCTURE OF THE WOOD. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE LONG TERM PROTECTION OF THE WOOD BY PREVENTING THE OCCURRENCE OF LEACHING IN HUMID ENVIRONMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE NEW FORMULATION WILL BE SAFE TO HANDLE.

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