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US 9,487,915 B2Granted
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.
Claims22
A method of treating wood, the method comprising:
- irradiating wood, to produce irradiated wood;
- applying to the irradiated wood a liquid comprising lignin, to produce a wood/lignin combination;
- and irradiating the wood/lignin combination to produce wood comprising cross-linked lignin.
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