STATE OF THE ART REVIEWS
STATE OF THE ART REVIEWS
STATE OF THE ART REVIEWS
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Ongoing research projects<br />
COST ACTION E22: Environmental optimisation of wood protection<br />
• Advance wood surface treatment for exterior used wood by flow coating technique<br />
(European Program – Brite-Euram II - CRAFT, 1999-2001)<br />
• Dimensional stabilisation treatments (Portuguese Program, 2000 -)<br />
• Characterization of residues in wood sector (Portuguese Program, 2000 -)<br />
• Study of the biological activity of rosin derivatives in wood protection (Portuguese<br />
Program – FCT / PRAXIS XXI, 1997-2000)<br />
• Development of resins with the incorporation of pine bark extracts for the wood<br />
panels industry (Portuguese Program – FCT / PRAXIS XXI, 1998-2000)<br />
4. CONCLUSIONS<br />
The scope of the COST Action E22 is of considerable relevance and interest in Portugal<br />
and this is reflected on the present state of the art and on the number of people that<br />
showed interest in the national network related to the Action (34 people from 12 organizations).<br />
The main research areas within the country are:<br />
Working Group 1: PERFORMANCE<br />
• classifying hazard including risk mapping (COST Indexes separately for fungi<br />
and insects<br />
• efficacy prediction (relationship between testing and practice)<br />
• improved guidance in durability performance<br />
• determining bio-effective life of biocides<br />
Working Group 2: IMPACTS<br />
• implementing remediation technologies<br />
• recycling and disposal<br />
Working Group 3: INNOVATIONS<br />
• scale up and exploitation of non toxic treatments<br />
• physiological inhibitors/attractants<br />
• scale-up and exploitation of chemical modification systems<br />
• 'natural' biocidal products and systems<br />
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