Boards from acetylated rubberwood

• Main Authors: KAPPEN, Theodorus Gerardus Marinus Maria, VAN DOMMELE, Stefan
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 26.08.2021
• Subjects: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL TREATMENT OF CORK, CANE, REED, STRAW ORSIMILAR MATERIALS; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; DERIVATIVES OF NATURAL MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; MANUFACTURE BY DRY PROCESSES OF ARTICLES, WITH OR WITHOUTORGANIC BINDING AGENTS, MADE FROM PARTICLES OR FIBRES CONSISTINGOF WOOD OR OTHER LIGNOCELLULOSIC OR LIKE ORGANIC MATERIAL; METALLURGY; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PROCESSES, APPARATUS OR SELECTION OF SUBSTANCES FORIMPREGNATING, STAINING, DYEING, BLEACHING OF WOOD OR SIMILARMATERIALS, OR TREATING OF WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS WITHPERMEANT LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL

Disclosed is a board made from acetylated rubberwood elements and a method for making same. The acetylated rubberwood elements have an acetyl content of at least 17% and/or are prepared by acetylating rubberwood elements using an acetylation agent in the vapour phase. The invention also pertains to acetylated rubberwood elements prepared by using an acetylation agent in the vapour phase.