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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | [Dow Chemical] A brand name for a series of phenolic compounds used as [ | + | [Dow Chemical] A brand name for a series of phenolic compounds used as [[disinfectant|disinfectants]], [[fungicide|fungicides]], and [[preservative|preservatives]]. Dowicide is added to water-based paints such as [[casein paint|casein]], [[distemper]], and [[gum tempera]]. |
| − | - Dowicide A: contains [ | + | - Dowicide A: contains [[sodium ortho-phenyl phenate]] |
| − | - Dowicide B: contains [ | + | - Dowicide B: contains [[sodium 2,4,5-trichlorophenate]] |
| − | - Dowicide 1: contains [ | + | - Dowicide 1: contains [[ortho-phenyl phenol]] |
- Dowicide G: contains sodium pentachlorophenate | - Dowicide G: contains sodium pentachlorophenate | ||
Revision as of 16:16, 14 January 2014
Description
[Dow Chemical] A brand name for a series of phenolic compounds used as disinfectants, fungicides, and preservatives. Dowicide is added to water-based paints such as casein, Distemper, and Gum tempera.
- Dowicide A: contains Sodium ortho-phenyl phenate
- Dowicide B: contains Sodium 2,4,5-trichlorophenate
- Dowicide 1: contains Ortho-phenyl phenol
- Dowicide G: contains sodium pentachlorophenate
Other Properties
Soluble in water, methanol and acetone.
Authority
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Marie Svoboda, Conservation Survey Index, unpublished, 1997
- Conservation Materials Ltd., Catalog