T. K. Dhamodaran’s scientific contributions

Wood is an essential renewable resource which has been utilized in most of the sectors like housing, construction, furniture making, etc. Due to the immense damage caused by the wood degrading agents, there is a surge in demand to protect wood and its products. Wood preservation is an impeccable step to elude the degrading agents. It prolongs the service life of wood and its products. Numerous treatment methodologies have been inculcated for applying the preservatives in wood. As a result, the treated wood improves resistance against the agents of degradation. The preservatives used should be economical and less hazardous to living beings and environment. The main objective of this chapter is to convey to researchers about the recent developments on chemical preservative formulations which have an immense efficiency in enhancing the service life of wood and its products than the ones used earlier.KeywordsWood preservationChemical preservativesWood degrading agentsService life