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Title:
HEAT TREATMENT OF WOOD BY ELECTRICITY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003037107
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for treating wood (12), which includes arranging at least first and second electrodes (20, 22) in electrical contact with wood (12) to be treated via an electrically conductive material (28) and applying a voltage across the at least first and second electrodes (20, 22). The wood (12) is typically heated, under pressure, up to temperatures as high as 200°C. Typical applications of the wood treatment include wood sterilization, coloration and debarking.

Inventors:
REZNIK DAVID (US)
Application Number:
PCT/IL2002/000868
Publication Date:
March 18, 2004
Filing Date:
October 29, 2002
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Assignee:
REZNIK DAVID (US)
International Classes:
B27K5/00; F26B3/34; F26B5/04; F26B7/00; F26B23/04; (IPC1-7): A23L1/025; A23B5/01
Foreign References:
US5513444A1996-05-07
US5863580A1999-01-26
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