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US 9,808,009 B2Granted
Dazomet compositions
AssigneeOsmose Utilities Services, Inc.
InventorsThomas Pope, Douglas J. Herdman, Peter Tham
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Abstract
A solid body of dazomet for use in internal remedial treatments of wood and methods of applying such solid bodies to wooden structures and manufacturing such solid bodies. The solid bodies can be easily transported and inserted into treatment holes in utility poles, wooden pilings, and other wooden structures, delivering a dose of insecticide and fungicide that combats internal decay in the wood.
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A method for internal remedial treatment of wood, comprising the step of:
- inserting a sheathless rod of compressed dazomet composition having a length of about 100 millimeters to about 250 millimeters into a treatment hole in a wooden structure;
- wherein the dazomet composition is flowable before compression and comprises between 93% to 96% solid tetrahydro-3,5-dimethyl-2H-1,3,5-thiadiazine-2-thione by weight of the composition;
- between 0.5% and 5.0% of a saturated oil, by weight of the composition;
- and between 1% and 5% of a polysaccharide, by weight of the composition.
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A method for internal remedial treatment of wood, comprising the step of:
- inserting a sheathless rod of compressed dazomet composition having a length of about 100 millimeters to about 250 millimeters into a treatment hole in a wooden structure;
- wherein the dazomet composition is flowable before compression and consists of between 90% to 96% solid tetrahydro-3,5-dimethyl-2H-1,3,5-thiadiazine-2-thione by weight of the composition;
- between 0.5% and 5.0% of a saturated oil, by weight of the composition;
- and between 1% and 5% of a polysaccharide, by weight of the composition.
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