Process and apparatus for the heat treatment of a wood product and treated wood product
AssigneesSerex, Inc., Valuqat S.E.C.
InventorsAbdelkader Chaala, Ahmed Koubaa
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Abstract
A process and apparatus for treatment of wood, typically moist wood, using a heated bioester derived from vegetable oil or animal fat. The bioester exhibits a decreased viscosity versus other methods of heated oil treatment thereby providing for deep penetration of the heated bioester into the wood.
Claims29
A process for the heat treatment of a wood product, the process comprising:
- placing the wood product in a reactor vessel;
- heating a bioester to a predetermined temperature;
- introducing said bioester into said reactor vessel until the wood product is covered with said bioester;
- retaining the covered wood product in said reactor vessel for a predetermined period of time;
- and
- removing the treated wood product from said reactor vessel.
A mould and decay resistant wood product treated with a heated bioester.
A heat treated wood product that complies with north American regulations with regard to phytosanitary treatments of wooden pallets and packaging material.
An apparatus for treating a wood product comprising:
- a reactor vessel containing a bioester heated to a predetermined temperature, said vessel configured to receive the wood product;
- wherein the wood product is placed in said vessel and covered by said heated bioester for a predetermined period of time.
A process for the treatment of a wood product, the process comprising:
- placing the wood product in a vessel;
- heating a treatment product having a kinematic viscosity of less than 20 at 40° C. to a predetermined temperature;
- introducing said treatment product into said vessel until the wood product is covered with said treatment product;
- and
- removing the treated wood product from said vessel;
- wherein said treatment product is derived from a vegetable oil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.