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The present invention relates to a wood preservative formulation comprising a biocidal agent which is a copper or zinc ion complexed with an amino compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia, a water soluble amine or alkanolamine and an aminocarboxylic acid and a stabilizer, as well as to

The present invention relates to a wood preservative formulation comprising a biocidal agent which is a copper or zinc ion complexed with an amino compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia, a water soluble amine or alkanolamine and an aminocarboxylic acid and a stabilizer, as well as to aqueous treatment solutions comprising such a formulation and methods of treating wood or other cellulosic material utilizing said formulation.

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1. A wood preservative formulation, comprising: a biocidal agent which comprises copper or zinc ion complexed with an amino compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia, a water soluble amine or alkanolamine, and an aminocarboxylic acid; andcationic polymer or copolymer having one or more

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A wood preservative formulation, comprising: a biocidal agent which comprises copper or zinc ion complexed with an amino compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia, a water soluble amine or alkanolamine, and an aminocarboxylic acid; andcationic polymer or copolymer having one or more of the following repeating units selected from the group consisting of: (i) repeating units of formula (I) (ii) repeating units of formula (II) (iii) repeating units of formula (III) (iv) repeating units of formula (IV) in which n=3 to 5000, n1=0, 1 or 2, n2=0 or 1, n3=2 or 3 and when n=3 the nitrogen atom carries a positive charge and a counter ion X− is present, Rx groups, which can be identical or different, are hydrogen or a straight chain, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkanoxyl, aryl, —(C═O)H, —(C═O)R, —CO2H—CO2R, —CH2CO2H, —CH2CO2R, —CH2NRR, —(C═O)NRR, —CN, —(CH2)n4—O—R, in which; R groups, which can be identical or different, are hydrogen or a straight chain, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkanoxyl or aryl, n4=2 or 3, Ry is a divalent group having one or more of the following groups V1-V8 in which Rz, is H, OH, or N(Rx)n3, a is 1 to 20, and X− is an anion, or mixtures of the cationic polymer or copolymer; wherein the cationic polymer or copolymer is present in an amount to inhibit the anti-penetrative effects of anionic by-products and timber extractives present in the preservative formulation thereby improving the ability of the wood preservative component to penetrate a wood substrate intended to be protected by the wood preservative formulation;wherein the amount of the cationic polymer or copolymer is less than the copper or zinc ion on a weight to weight basis; andwherein the cationic polymer or copolymer and the copper or zinc ion are in a ratio of about 1:600 to about 1:6 on a weight to weight basis. 2. The wood preservative formulation of claim 1, wherein the biocidal agent further comprises biocidal metal compounds, boron containing biocides, or organic fungicides selected from the group consisting of amides, anilides, anilinopyrimidine, aromatic compounds, fungicidal heterocyclic compounds, strobilurins, azoles, isothiazolones, cyclohexylhydroxydiazene 1-oxide, potassium salt, pyrion compounds, quaternary ammonium compounds and mixtures thereof. 3. The wood preservative formulation of claim 1, wherein the amino compound is monoethanolamine or ammonia. 4. The wood preservative formulation of claim 1, wherein the amino compound is laurylamine or dimethyl laurylamine. 5. The wood preservative formulation of claim 1, further comprising an azole compound. 6. The wood preservative formulation of claim 1, further comprising didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride or didecyl dimethyl ammonium carbonate. 7. The wood preservative formulation of claim 1, wherein the cationic polymer is selected from the group consisting of: poly vinyl formamides,poly amides,poly vinyl amides,polyamines,poly vinyl amines,poly diallyldimethyl ammonium chlorides,poly allyl amines,poly diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride sulfones chloridesSulphones, andcopolymers of vinyl amine and vinyl formamide. 8. The wood preservative formulation of claim 1, wherein the cationic polymer or copolymer has a molecular weight between 1,000 and 100,000. 9. The wood preservative formulation of claim 8, wherein the cationic polymer or copolymer has a molecular weight between 1,000 and 50,000. 10. The wood preservative formulation of claim 9, wherein the cationic polymer or copolymer is a polyamine, with a molecular weight of 2,000 to 4,000. 11. An aqueous wood preservative treatment solution, comprising: water;a biocidal agent which comprises copper or zinc ion complexed with an amino compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia, a water soluble amine or alkanolamine, and an aminocarboxylic acid; anda cationic polymer or copolymer having one or more of the following repeating units selected from the group consisting of: (i) repeating units of formula (I) (ii) repeating units of formula (II) (iii) repeating units of formula (III) (iv) repeating units of formula (IV) in which n=3 to 5000, n1=0, 1 or 2, n2=0 or 1, n3=2 or 3 and when n=3 the nitrogen atom carries a positive charge and a counter ion X− is present, Rx groups, which can be identical or different, are hydrogen or a straight chain, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkanoxyl, aryl, —(C═O)H, —(C═O)R, —CO2H—CO2R, —CH2CO2H, —CH2CO2R, —CH2NRR, —(C═O)NRR, —CN, —(CH2)n4-O—R, in which; R groups, which can be identical or different, are hydrogen or a straight chain, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkanoxyl or aryl, n4=2 or 3, Ry is a divalent group having one or more of the following groups V1-V8 in which Rz is H, OH, or N(Rx)n3, a is 1 to 20, and X− is an anion, or mixtures of the cationic polymer or copolymer; wherein the cationic polymer or copolymer is present in an amount to inhibit the anti-penetrative effects of anionic by-products and timber extractives present in the preservative formulation thereby improving the ability of the wood preservative component to penetrate a wood substrate intended to be protected by the wood preservative formulation;wherein the amount of the cationic polymer or copolymer is less than the copper or zinc ion on a weight to weight basis;wherein the aqueous wood preservative treatment solution contains 10 to 1000 ppm of the cationic polymer or copolymer; andwherein the cationic polymer or copolymer and the copper or zinc ion are in a ratio of about 1:600 to about 1:6 on a weight to weight basis. 12. The aqueous wood preservative treatment solution of claim 11, wherein the aqueous wood preservative treatment solution contains 50 to 1000 ppm of the cationic polymer or copolymer. 13. A substrate of wood or other cellulosic material treated with the wood preservative formulations as defined in claim 1. 14. A method of increasing penetration into wood or other cellulosic material of a biocidal agent, comprising: providing wood preservative formulation containing a biocidal agent comprising a copper or zinc ion complexed with an amino compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia, a water soluble amine or alkanolamine and an aminocarboxylic acid; andadding to the wood preservative formulation a cationic polymer or copolymer having one or more of the following repeating units: (a) repeating units of formula (I) (b) repeating units of formula (II) (c) repeating units of formula (III) (d) repeating units of formula (IV) in which n=3 to 5000, n1=0, 1 or 2, n2=0 or 1, n3=2 or 3 and when n=3 the nitrogen atom carries a positive charge and a counter ion X− is present, Rx groups, which can be identical or different, are hydrogen or a straight chain, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkanoxyl, aryl, —(C═O)H, —(C═O)R, —CO2H—CO2R, —CH2CO2H, —CH2CO2R, —CH2NRR, —(C═O)NRR, —CN, —(CH2)n4-O—R, in which R groups, which can be identical or different, are hydrogen or a straight chain, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkanoxyl or aryl, n4=2 or Ry is a divalent group having one or more of the following groups V1-V8 in which Rz is H, OH, or N(Rx)n3, a is 1 to 20, and X− is an anion, or mixtures of the cationic polymer or copolymer; wherein the cationic polymer or copolymer is present in an amount to inhibit the anti-penetrative effects of anionic by-products and timber extractives present in the preservative formulation thereby improving the ability of the wood preservative component to penetrate a wood substrate intended to be protected by the wood preservative formulation;wherein the amount of the cationic polymer or copolymer is less than the copper or zinc ion on a weight to weight basis; andwherein the cationic polymer or copolymer and the copper or zinc ion are in a ratio of about 1:600 to about 1:6 on a weight to weight basis. 15. The wood preservative formulation of claim 1, wherein the formulation is an aqueous solution. 16. A method of preserving wood or other cellulosic material, comprising: providing wood or other cellulosic materialapplying to the wood or other cellulosic material a biocidal agent which comprises copper or zinc ion complexed with an amino compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia, a water soluble amine or alkanolamine, and an aminocarboxylic acid; andapplying to the wood or other cellulosic material a cationic polymer or copolymer having one or more of the following repeating units selected from the group consisting of: (i) repeating units of formula (I) (ii) repeating units of formula (II) (iii) repeating units of formula (III) (iv) repeating units of formula (IV) in which n=3 to 5000, n1=0, 1 or 2, n2=0 or 1, n3=2 or 3 and when n=3 the nitrogen atom carries a positive charge and a counter ion X− is present, Rx groups, which can be identical or different, are hydrogen or a straight chain, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkanoxyl, aryl, —(C═O)H, —(C═O)R, —CO2H—CO2R, —CH2CO2H, —CH2CO2R, —(C═O)NRR, —CN, —(CH2)n4-O—R, in which; R groups, which can be identical or different, are hydrogen or a straight chain, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkanoxyl or aryl, n4=2 or 3, Ry is a divalent group having one or more of the following groups V1-V8 in which Rz is H, OH, or N(Rx)n3, a is 1 to 20, and X− is an anion, or mixtures of the cationic polymer or copolymer; wherein the cationic polymer or copolymer is present in an amount to inhibit the anti-penetrative effects of anionic by-products and timber extractives present in the preservative formulation thereby improving the ability of the wood preservative component to penetrate a wood substrate intended to be protected by the wood preservative formulation;wherein the amount of the cationic polymer or copolymer is less than the copper or zinc ion on a weight to weight basis; andwherein the cationic polymer or copolymer and the copper or zinc ion are in a ratio of about 1:600 to about 1:6 on a weight to weight basis. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the biocidal agent and the cationic polymer or copolymer are present in a solution such that they are simultaneously applied to the wood or other cellulosic material. 18. The wood preservative formulation of claim 1, wherein X− is an anion selected from the grouping consisting of chloride, bromide, iodide, fluoride, sulphate, phosphate, carboxylate, carbonate, bicarbonate, nitrate, nitrite, hydroxide, and cyanide. 19. The aqueous wood preservative treatment solution of claim 11, wherein X− is an anion selected from the grouping consisting of chloride, bromide, iodide, fluoride, sulphate, phosphate, carboxylate, carbonate, bicarbonate, nitrate, nitrite, hydroxide, and cyanide. 20. The method of claim 14, wherein X− is an anion selected from the grouping consisting of chloride, bromide, iodide, fluoride, sulphate, phosphate, carboxylate, carbonate, bicarbonate, nitrate, nitrite, hydroxide, and cyanide. 21. The method of claim 16, wherein X− is an anion selected from the grouping consisting of chloride, bromide, iodide, fluoride, sulphate, phosphate, carboxylate, carbonate, bicarbonate, nitrate, nitrite, hydroxide, and cyanide. 22. The wood preservative formulation of claim 1, wherein the cationic polymer or copolymer and the copper or zinc ion are in a ratio of about 1:600 to about 1:30 on a weight to weight basis. 23. The aqueous wood preservative treatment solution of claim 11, wherein the cationic polymer or copolymer and the copper or zinc ion are in a ratio of about 1:600 to about 1:30 on a weight to weight basis. 24. The method of claim 14, wherein the cationic polymer or copolymer and the copper or zinc ion are in a ratio of about 1:600 to about 1:30 on a weight to weight basis. 25. The method of claim 16, wherein the cationic polymer or copolymer and the copper or zinc ion are in a ratio of about 1:600 to about 1:30 on a weight to weight basis.