Alcohol Drying of Wet Wood
Fred, here is what the FPL says, thought it would add to the discussion:
Solvent Seasoning
The solvent seasoning process involves subjecting the wood
to a spray or continuous immersion in either hot acetone or a
similar solvent miscible with water for a number of hours
until most of the water is extracted from the wood. The
solvent is removed by steaming or with a vacuum. Additional
water is removed at the same time.
Although solvent seasoning has not been applied to eastern
U. S. hardwoods, extensive research has been done in California
on using this method to dry tanoak sapwood. For 4/4
lumber, drying time is as short as 30 h. A few pieces of
lumber have suffered streaks of collapse, probably because
of the presence of heartwood or bacterial infection.
Dan
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