Crossties and Switch Ties
QNAP® is an 8% as copper, oil-borne copper naphthenate solution.
QNAP is an EPA-registered, non-restricted use/general use preservative that meets AWPA standards and AREMA guidelines. It does not have an EPA DANGER signal word. The product is created from recycled copper and by-products of oil refining, making it green from the start.
QNAP has performance superior to all other oil-borne/oil type preservatives and its use requires no special equipment for ties or poles. Wood protected with QNAP meets the EPA’s NHSM standards and is considered non‑hazardous waste at end-of-life. It is EPA labelled for residential recycling or energy recovery as boiler fuel.
Copper Napthanate wood can be recycled and repurposed at end of life per the EPA registered label, including as residential landscaping and mulch and as boiler fuel in any boiler, per EPA NHSM
QNAP Provides These Benefits to the Railroad Industry:
- Meets AREMA guidelines and meets AWPA Standards (U1 and P36) for hardwoods and softwoods including Douglas-fir
- Non-conductive/non-corrosive
- Backed by proven long-term efficacy studies
- Efficacy superior to other oil-borne/oil type preservatives
- Easiest to QC assay for retention and penetration
- Less drippage/bleeding in commercial experience
- Cleaner handling characteristics
- Allows for recycling and energy recovery
- Meets EPA NHSM standards for end-of-life disposal
- Same lubricating properties as other oil-borne preservatives
- Compatible with Cellu-Treat borate pretreatment
- Cost effective, non-restricted use preservative
- Manufactured in the United States
