Wood & Furniture
Wood is a renewable resource that has been used as a building material for millennia. Even today, wood finds many different applications in the construction business, furniture and wood products industries, as well as in cellulose and paper plants.
Wood can be relatively easily recycled and used again. As an environmentally friendly energy source, it is becoming more and more significant, because it can replace fossil fuels.
It is important to our future to give increased attention to sustainable wood management. Because the more products are made from wood, and the longer they are used, thereby replacing non-sustainable materials, the larger the effect of reducing environmental burdens.
For functional purposes and to protect the surface, wood furniture is often glued, then stained, painted or veneered. Hazardous materials can evaporate from the chemicals used, which leads to interior air pollution. Formaldehyde and hydrocarbons are just a few examples. The fact that upholstered furniture often cannot be disassembled and reupholstered due to its design, is an additional disadvantage.
Projects carried out in Germany regarding environmentally friendly treatment processes, component materials, and eco design have met with considerable success: treating solid wood furniture with water-soluble varnishes, using biological wood impregnation, and powder paint coating of wood items have been introduced into the industry. Designs for recycling-friendly manufacturing and processing of upholstered furniture frames and cover materials are available.
Basic tests concerning the behaviour of PO foils during technological processing as a prerequisite for the replacement of PVC foils in the furniture industry
Biotechnological recycling and disposal of cellulose and lignocellulose wastes: process development for biological timber impregnation
Chips under steam pressureConversion of a great firing system to a low-NOx suspension firing system for clipbord scraps and the use of a woven filter