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Samples of biodegradable composite material obtained by mixing a biodegradable polymer (PLA) as a matrix and chopped fine wood as a filler were developed. The filler in the samples was preliminary thermally modified at various temperatures. Composites were studied for biodegradation in alkaline solutions of NaOH and KOH. It was found that the biodegradability of pure PLA was significantly lower than that of composites based on PLA and a wood filler. In addition, the experiments revealed that by adjusting the degre...

It is known that laminated wood structures are widely used in construction industry due to the advantages of the resulting monolithic composition. However, despite the large number of positive qualities, wood as a filler has certain disadvantages that can reduce the service life of products made of a wood composite material. Thus, wood filler in the process of hardening and drying of composite material, as well as during operation of structures made of this material, can alternately shrink and swell depending on a...

Modern drying of wood remains one of the basic engineering procedures influencing the quality, product cost and duration of production cycle at the woodworking entities. The drying equipment often has evolutionary nature of development. It is generally reached due to upgrade of the existing complex of the drying equipment, however the use of innovative technologies is necessary for increase in high-quality, regime and also energy efficient indicators. The analysis of theory of drying, technologies of various proce...

The increased requirements to the strength of products from glued wood, in particular to plywood are imposed at the modern wood processing factories. The data on the development of high-strength plywood materials with the use of new intensive technologies are presented in the article. For creation of high-strength plywood polarization is used in the course of production of plywood. Polarization was carried out by means of fixed electric field. It is revealed that process of polarization exerts positive impact on a...

One of the directions of rational use of energy resources in the field of drying of wood is the use of the managed heat pumps having the considerable potential for reduction of primary energy consumption when drying. Heat pumps can be used in combination with traditional fuel or electricity as an additional power source, or to act as the independent generator of heat and at the same time as draining device. The advantage of heat pumps is lower energy consumption for each unit of remote moisture, more exact managem...