Patent ID: 6197098
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: A01N,B27K,C14C

Abstract:
The process for preserving wood or leather by applying to a wood or leather substrate an effective fungicidal/insecticidal amount of a composition comprisingA. between about 10 and about 50 wt. % of a concentrate comprising a petroleum distillate boiling above 40.degree. C. and containing(a) between about 0.5 and about 7 wt. % of an active nitrogen- or sulfur-containing biocide and(b) between about 20 and about 55 wt. % of a solvent for said active biocide selected from the group consisting of(i) butyrolactone containing 0 to 85 wt. % N-methyl pyrrolidone and/or 0 to 85 wt. % of a C.sub.2 to C.sub.4 aliphatic alcohol and(ii) N-methyl pyrrolidone containing 0 to 85 wt. % of a C.sub.2 to C.sub.4 alcohol andB. from about 90 to about 50 wt. % of a C.sub.2 to C.sub.4 aliphatic alcohol containing 0 to 85 wt. % of mineral spirit as a diluent to provide a sprayable composition.