METHODS OF STRAW FIBRE PROCESSING

• Main Author: WASYLCIW, WAYNE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 07.01.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: 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; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL

A method of producing boards or panels from cereal straw includes the steps of treating and mechanically refining the straw with steam under elevated pressure which may be in excess of 8 bar (800 kPa). The resulting fiber may then be pressed in to boards or panels without added binder or mixed with...