New process for preserving lumber could offer advantages over pressure treating

Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 08:50 in Physics & Chemistry

Pressure treating—which involves putting lumber inside a pressurized watertight tank and forcing chemicals into the boards—has been used for more than a century to help stave off the fungus that causes wood rot in wet environments.

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