Methods of incorporating treatment agents into wood based composite products
US7371787B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31989
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A treated wood-based composite is formed by treating a green wood furnish with an amount of a treating agent effective to increase the value of the resulting wood-based composite. The treating agent can be, for example, a fire retardant, a wood preservative, a dye, a pigment, a stain, bleach, a water repellant, a drying oil, or a combination thereof. The treated green wood furnish is blended with a binder and then bound, as by pressing the furnish, to form a non-leaching fire-retardant wood based composite. Another aspect of the invention is the product formed according to the preceding process. The addition of the treating agent to green wood chips, without the need to dry them to low moisture content, is believed to be novel.
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