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US 2015/0068694 A1Published application
Cellulosic and lignocellulosic structural materials and methods and systems for manufacturing such materials
AssigneeXyleco, Inc.
InventorMarshall Medoff
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Abstract
Methods of treating wood and wood products include irradiating untreated wood having a first molecular weight with ionizing radiation to cause an increase in the molecular weight of a cellulosic component of the wood to a second, relatively higher molecular weight.
Claims18
A method of treating wood, the method comprising:
- irradiating wood that has been injected with a liquid comprising lignin, to produce wood comprising cross-linked lignin.
A method of treating wood fiber, the method comprising:
- irradiating wood fiber to which lignin has been added, to produce wood fiber comprising cross-linked lignin.
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