Dan

I had a quick look at the Accoya website, then googled:

 "acetic anhydride" acetylation treatment wood

And came up with lots of references, including this page on Google
Books:

http://books.google.com.au/books?id=QdjzOCnrED0C&pg=PA109&lpg=PA109&dq=%
22acetic+anhydride%22+acetylation+treatment+wood&source=bl&ots=G9e47WJzI
5&sig=zKM3siMU5IxdUdtsm81cPguOUso&hl=en&ei=Wxr2SZW6C4rq6gPGjKXFDw&sa=X&o
i=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5#PPA110,M1

Looks like something that could indeed have some benefits, but that the
scientists have been struggling to make practical. I'm guessing
difficulties in reproducibility of the treatment technique.

However, I'm not offering an opinion - too early in the morning, and I
have to go deal with a saturated bamboo cloth nappy!

Cheers

David West
Executive Director
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Subject: [BP] "Accoya" (TM) Wood

A post on the National Trust's Forum listserv asks about experiences
with Accoya wood. Any comments on the impressive scientific chemistry
diagram on this page:

http://www.titanwood.com/technology.html

The website is saturated with striking revelations for the efficacy of
this new, improved wood. If true, it would be "A Good Thing." Could it
be true?

Dan

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