Arch Wood Protection, Inc.

Arxada, LLC

Susan M Thomason

Eugene A Pasek

Lehong Jin

Ghonche Rassam

Olivera Zivkovic

Adegoke Adekunle

James Hurley

Alex Valcke

Kimberlee Thompson

David Cantrell

A two-part flame-retardant, a flame-retardant oriented strand (OSB) and method for forming a flame-retardant OSB is provided. The two-part flame-retardant composition includes an aqueous solution containing a water-soluble flame-retardant and a flame-retardant powder that is incorporated into an oriented strand board without substantially affecting the mechanical properties of the oriented strand board. The method includes applying the aqueous solution containing a water-soluble flame-retardant to an oriented strand board furnish and applying a flame-retardant powder to the wetted furnish, without requiring an additional drying step.

Fire-retardant oriented strand board

The present invention provides wood preservative composition containing a dispersed and/or emulsified phase comprising a wood preservative component; and a stabilizer. The stabilizer is a cationic polymer, an enzyme, organic polymer, quaternary ammonium compound and/or a mixture thereof. Also provided is a method of preserving wood or other cellulosic material which comprises applying to the wood or other cellulosic material.

Wood preservative composition

Improved fire retardants that include guanylurea phosphate &lsqb;(H N&mdash;C(NH)&mdash;NH&mdash;C(O)&mdash;NH ).H PO &rsqb; (GUP) and boric acid, materials such as wood and composite wood products that include these fire retardants, and methods of making and using same.

Fire retardant

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Covington, GA, United States of America

Susan M Thomason