In the second part of the last century, a very popular method for the protection of wood was impregnation with preservatives, which contained arsenic (as insecticide and fungicide) and chromium …
Outdoors, wood degrades due to weathering from factors such as solar radiation (ultraviolet, visible and infrared light), water (rain, dew, snow, humidity), temperature and atmospheric pollution (sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, …
In this work, a set of solvent-borne coatings for wood protection and finishing, 7 industrial and 2 experimental, was studied to verify their performance and the effects of artificial weathering. …
