Abstract

It is well known that high-grade wood resources Europe-wide are rapidly windling. In general the cost of high-grade wood rises rapidly in response to increase in market demand. A number of European SMEs are concerned about this this issue as estimates show that in the next decade the cost for high-grade wood species may reach levels that are unaffordable to most SMEs. One of the ways to solve the problem is to come up with new materials based on low-grade woods but have the same characteristics as high-grade woods.

The technology that will be developed in the course of the Project will be based on the creation of new nano-composites of molecular fillers and modified wood fibres in a solvent medium. Hot-pressing of these partially modified fibres will fuse them to form a continuous material with improved mechanical characteristics. The material will be much less expensive than the high-grade wood species and will have a wide range of applications leading to a great preservation of natural resources.

Contacts

Coordinator

• Adriano DOMINI / Domini Legnami Srl ITALY

Participant

• Ervin WEISER / Stilno Steklarstvo Sp SLOVENIA