STATE OF THE ART REVIEWS

1. INTRODUCTION
COST ACTION E22: Environmental optimisation of wood protection
VTT Building Technology is responsible for the major part of the research activity in
the field of wood protection including performance, environmental impacts and innovation
in Finland. The other natural partners within Technical Research Centre of Finland
VTT are VTT Biotechnology, VTT Chemical Technology and VTT Energy. Universities,
other research institutes and local wood technology centres occasionally work in
this field. Often they may participate in joint research projects together with VTT in
their particular expertise field.
2. PARTICIPANTS
VTT Building Technology
(Dr Pirjo Ahola)
Research themes fit to the scientific areas specified in COST E22
• wood protection and application techniques
• deterioration mechanisms of decay and staining fungi
• mode of action of preserving agents
• critical conditions of mould and decay development in building materials
• modelling of service life prediction of building materials
• standard testing according to EN 599
• environmental impacts, LCA of wood products
• environmental declarations and certificates
• waste management
• chemical wood modification
• treatments with water repellents and natural oils
• thermal treatments
• surface modification
• mechanical modification of wood
• new innovation protection
• biocontrol
*) University of Helsinki
Department of Biosciences
Department of Polymer Chemistry
*) Helsinki University of Technology
*) Tampere University of Technology
*) University of Jyväskylä
*) Forest Research Institute
*) contacts through VTT Building Technology
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