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Preface Wood is one of the oldest materials employed to benefit mankind. Recently, however, there is a perception among the public that alternative materials are more technically advanced than wood, and a growing segment of the public is willing to pay a premium for new and modern non-wood construction products. Further, starting in the 1990s concerns arose over arsenic, chromium, pentachlorophenol and creosote exposure, and disposal issues of wood treated with these preservatives. While such concerns have been debated at considerable length, the result was that wood preservation underwent a rapid and dramatic change worldwide. The view of wood as an "inferior" non-technically advanced material has changed. We now see forest products as a renewable resource to make sustainable products that require much less energy to manufac-ture then alternative non-renewable materials such as concrete blocks, steel studs, and plastic lumber. Furthermore, as trees grow they sequester carbon dioxide, providing additional ecological benefits. The field of wood preservation will continue to evolve to address society's changing environmental perceptions and needs, including developing cost-effective, desirable, and dependable construction material with good weathering and bioresistant properties that can be safely and easily disposed of at the end of its useful service life. The editors appreciate and enjoy the privilege of working in the profession of wood science and protection, and the challenge of developing environmentally sound and sustainable wood products that will benefit mankind in the coming decades. We thank all our professional colleagues who have provided much assistance in this endeavor, especially the authors and many reviewers. We also thank the professional staff of the American Chemical Society Books Department and Oxford University Press for their kind and

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patient assistance, especially Dara Moore and Margaret Brown. Some of the photos were kindly provided by Professors Terry Amburgey and H. Mike Barnes, Mississippi State University, and Mitteramskogler GmbH, of Mirako brand heat-treated lumber. Tor Schultz, Darrel Nicholas, and Barry Goodell also gratefully recognize the financial support for basic, long-term research provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service through the Wood Utilization Research and National Research Initiative programs. The following corporations and organizations provided financial support which made the symposium and this resulting book possible: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

ACS Division of Cellulose and Renewable Materials Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals Arch Wood Protection Inc. Ciba Specialty Chemicals Eastman Chemical Company ISK Biocides, Inc. Janssen Pharmaceutica Lonza Inc. Merichem Company Mississippi State University, FWRC Nisus Corporation Osmose Holding, Inc. Phibro-Tech Inc. Rio Tinto Minerals/U.S. Borax Sostram Corporation Viance LLC Weyerhaeuser Company

We five editors have enjoyed working together and with our many professional colleagues, and hope that this book proves useful to

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researchers, managers and students working i n the challenging yet rewarding field o f w o o d preservation.

Tor P. Schultz Forest Products Laboratory/FWRC Box 9820 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, M S 39762-9820


Holger Militz Institute of Wood Biology and Wood Technology University of Gottingen Busgenweg 4 D-37077 Gottingen, Germany

Mike H. Freeman Independent Wood Scientist 7421 Hunters Tree Cove M e m p h i s , TN 38125

Barry Goodell Wood Science and Technology University of Maine 5755 Nutting Hall Orono, ME 04469-5755

Darrel D. Nicholas Forest Products Laboratory/FWRC Box 9820 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, M S 39762-9820

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