Method for treating wood at the glass transition temperature thereof
AssigneeN O W (New Option Wood)
InventorRene Guyonnet
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Abstract
A wood treatment method wherein a piece of wood to be treated is heat treated at high temperature for a predetermined time. According to the method, the piece of wood is heated to its glass transition temperature (Tg) prior to the heat treatment, and maintained thereat until the whole of the piece of wood has reached the glass transition temperature (Tg).
Claims10
Method of treating wood, of the type in which a piece of wood to be treated is subjected to a heat treatment, of the so-called high-temperature type, for a determined time, characterized in that it comprises a step prior to the heat treatment during which the piece of wood (1) is subjected to a temperature equal to its glass transition temperature (Tg), and said piece of wood is maintained at this temperature as long as it has not completely reached said glass transition temperature (Tg).
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