A method for producing wood material boards with reduced emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including: a) producing woodchips from suitable timbers; b) heat-treating at least one portion of the woodchips at a temperature between 150° C. and 300° C. for a period of 1 to 5 hours; c) crushing the wood chips that are not heat-treated and at least one portion of the heat-treated woodchips by machining in order to obtain wood shavings or by solubilizing in order to obtain wood fibers; d) gluing the wood shavings or wood fibers with at least one binding agent; e) applying the glued wood shavings onto a transport belt while forming a multi-layered shavings cake or applying the glued wood fibers onto a transport belt while forming a single-layer fiber cake; and f) compressing the shavings cake or the fiber cake to form a wood material board.

In one aspect, a method for manufacturing outdoor bamboo flooring may include steps of: (i) cutting one or more pieces of bamboo lumbers into a predetermined length; (ii) splitting and defibering the bamboo lumbers into reticular fiber bundles; (iii) conducting a high-temperature treatment to dry the bamboo lumbers in step (ii), immersing them with glues, and then conducting a second drying; (iv) performing pressing and curing on the bamboo lumbers treated in step (iii); and (v) cutting the bamboo lumbers in step (iv) into a predetermined of pieces.

In one aspect, a method for manufacturing outdoor bamboo flooring may include steps of: (i) cutting one or more pieces of bamboo lumbers into a predetermined length; (ii) splitting and defibering the bamboo lumbers into reticular fiber bundles; (iii) conducting a high-temperature treatment to dry the bamboo lumbers in step (ii), immersing them with glues, and then conducting a second drying; (iv) performing pressing and curing on the bamboo lumbers treated in step (iii); and (v) cutting the bamboo lumbers in step (iv) into a predetermined of pieces.

Pellets and a process for producing pellets are disclosed. The process includes recovering spent coffee grounds from a coffee production facility. The coffee grounds are then subject to a drying process to remove moisture from the coffee grounds to form dried coffee grounds. A mixture of about 0.5-10% dried coffee grounds and wood material is then formed. The mixture is then compressed in a pellet mill to form wood pellets including about 0.5-10% coffee grounds. The coffee grounds in the wood material acts as a lubricant for the pelleting machinery and eliminate the need for other lubricants in the process.

The method relates to a method for producing a wood material panel. The method includes the following steps: (a) scattering a multitude of wood particles to produce a particulate cake, (b) applying an adhesive to at least some of the wood particles during the scattering and/or prior to the scattering, and (c) pressing of the particulate cake under high pressure and at a high temperature, wherein a quantity of adhesive that is applied to the wood particles is varied depending on its anticipated position in the particulate cake.

The method relates to a method for producing a wood material panel. The method includes the following steps: (a) scattering a multitude of wood particles to produce a particulate cake, (b) applying an adhesive to at least some of the wood particles during the scattering and/or prior to the scattering, and (c) pressing of the particulate cake under high pressure and at a high temperature, wherein a quantity of adhesive that is applied to the wood particles is varied depending on its anticipated position in the particulate cake.

The present invention relates to a wooden material panel, in particular a wood-plastic composite material, including particles of wood and at least one plastic that is functionalized with at least one organic compound. At least one decorative layer is provided on at least one side of the wooden material panel.

A process for the production of OSB wood-based panels including: a) producing wood strands from suitable wood logs; b) treating at least part of the wood strands with steam at a temperature between 80° C. and 120° C. and a pressure between 0.5 bar and 2 bar; c) drying the steam-treated wood strands; d) gluing the steam-treated and dried wood strands and, optionally, gluing the non-steam treated wood strands with at least one binder; e) scattering the glued wood strands onto a conveyor belt; and f) pressing the glued wood strands into an OSB wood-based board. The steam treatment takes place after the wood strands have been produced and made available, or after the wood strands have been sifted and separated according to the use of the wood strands for the middle and top layers of the panel. Also, an OSB wood-based panel made using the process.

A process for the production of OSB wood-based panels including: a) producing wood strands from suitable wood logs; b) treating at least part of the wood strands with steam at a temperature between 80° C. and 120° C. and a pressure between 0.5 bar and 2 bar; c) drying the steam-treated wood strands; d) gluing the steam-treated and dried wood strands and, optionally, gluing the non-steam treated wood strands with at least one binder; e) scattering the glued wood strands onto a conveyor belt; and f) pressing the glued wood strands into an OSB wood-based board. The steam treatment takes place after the wood strands have been produced and made available, or after the wood strands have been sifted and separated according to the use of the wood strands for the middle and top layers of the panel. Also, an OSB wood-based panel made using the process.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a bonding resin, wherein a resin prepared from lignin, phenol and formaldehyde and comprising a formaldehyde scavenger, is mixed with a resin prepared from phenol and formaldehyde and comprising a formaldehyde scavenger to achieve a mixture useful as a bonding resin useful in the manufacture of oriented strand board (OSB).