1. Physico-chemistry of retification
1.1 The role of retification in wood heat treatment
The idea of thermally stabilizing and preserving wood is not new. Prehistoric man hardened arrowheads with a flame. Farmers preserve wooden stakes and fence posts by burning the buried end. Industrial heat treatment of lumber dates back to the American White (1944) and Stamm (1946)
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Bibliography
Patents
Anti-shrink treatment for wood United States Patent Office 2,296,316 Alfred J. Stamm 09, 22 (1942)
Process for manufacturing a lignocellulosic material by heat treatment and materials obtained by this process n° 8614138, ARMINES (1986)
Process for manufacturing an agglomerated material based on a lignocellulosic material and material obtained by carrying out this process. N° 87...
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Standards and norms
- Wood – Determining shrinkage - NF B51-006 - 1985
- Wood – Static bending test – Determination of the static bending strength of small flawless specimens - B 51-008 - 1987
- Wood – Determination of Monnin hardness - NF B51-013 - 1985
- Durability of wood and wood-based materials – Classes of use: definitions, application to solid wood and wood-based materials - NF EN 335 - 2013
- Durability of...
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