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Research themes<br />

COST ACTION E22: Environmental optimisation of wood protection<br />

• chemical modification and heat treatment of wood<br />

• development of materials and industrial feedstock from renewable sources<br />

• wood pore topography<br />

• imparting toughness to lignocellulosic reinforced thermoplastic matrix composites<br />

• innovative wood chemistry and materials technology<br />

BioComposites Centre (BC) 1<br />

Contact person:<br />

Dr Jamie Hague<br />

E-mail: jamie.hague@bangor.ac.uk<br />

Web: www.bc.bangor.ac.uk<br />

Research themes<br />

• innovative wood based and non-wood based board materials<br />

• non-wood feedstock from renewable sources<br />

• resin characterisation and technology<br />

• emissions during particleboard manufacture<br />

• adhesive distribution and performance<br />

• polysaccharide chemistry<br />

1 based on information from third party sources and the Centre's website<br />

University of Portsmouth (UP)<br />

Contact person:<br />

Dr Rod Eaton<br />

E-mail: rod.eaton@port.ac.uk<br />

Web: www.port.ac.uk<br />

Research themes<br />

• marine timber durability<br />

• CCA leaching in seawater and its impact on fouling organisms<br />

• sapstain prevention in felled logs and sawn timber<br />

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