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Friday 27 November 2015

Antisapstains, including chlorophenols!

Sapstain is the grey/blue stain in wood caused by wood-staining fungi Grosmannia clavigera.

Antisapstains are a small group of chemicals used in wood treatment and pulp mills. They are covered by law. Canadian Law (BC regulation) defines the following substances as antisapstains:
http://www.canlii.org/en/bc/laws/regu/bc-reg-300-90/latest/bc-reg-300-90.html

DDAC                                                        IPBC                                                    TCMTB

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As well as Chlorophenol,Which is further defined as the sum of chlorophenols and chlorophenates

2-chlorophenol, 3-chlorophenol, 4-chlorophenol and deprotonated forms.



Table of abbreviations, names, SMILES, CAS and chemical formula.



DDAC didecyldimethyl ammonium chloride CCCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)CCCCCCCCCC.[Cl-] 7173-51-5 C22H48NCl

IPBC 3-iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate CCCCOC(=O)NCC#CI 55406-53-60 C8H12INO2

TCMTB 2-(thiocyanomethylthio)-benzothiazole N#CSCSC1=Nc2ccccc2S1 21564-17-0 C9H6N2S3

Cu-8 copper-8-quinolinolate [O-]c1cccc2cccnc12.Cu 10380-28-6 C9H6NOCu