Accelerated UV modification of wood surface
Artificial ageing of wood with UV radiation and non-toxic chemicals to change color
Wood surface is modified with a combination of UV radiation and non-toxic chemicals to change the colour and other surface properties to imitate natural ageing by an industrial process.
Veikko Möttönen
Natural Resources Institute Finland
Finland
Innovation details
Benefits / Impacts
Wood modified with accelerated ageing can be used to replace tropical wood, chemically surface-treated wood and pressure-impregnated wood in selected furniture and other indoor products, terrace and cladding materials and other outdoor uses.
Technical Features
The performance level of species recognition models of the application is close to 90%
Next steps, R&D needs
Upscaling of the production process,
Market survey,
Use of chemicals,
LCA assessment
Partners
University of Eastern Finland