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

Dr. Dirk Lukowsky<br />

E-mail: lukowsky@wki.fhg.de<br />

Research themes<br />

• Coatings for heat treated wood and comparison of different heat treatment processes<br />

Short description<br />

Screening of a large number of different types of wood coatings. Accelerated<br />

weathering. Tests according to EN 927.<br />

Aim and objectives<br />

Surface characterisation of heat treated wood. Investigating the application of<br />

modern wood coatings for exterior use on heat treated wood<br />

Neutral comparison of the different heat treatment processes in Europe. Comparison<br />

of biological and physical properties as well as performance of heat<br />

treated wood of different producers.<br />

University Göttingen<br />

Institute for Wood Biology and Wood Technology<br />

Prof. Dr. Holger Militz<br />

E-mail: hmilitz@gwdg.de<br />

Web: www.uni-goettingen.de<br />

The research group in wood preservation consists at the time (besides Prof. Militz) out<br />

of one post doc (Dr. Mai) and 5 PhD students in the following research themes:<br />

Research themes:<br />

Prof. Dr. H. Militz<br />

• wood preservation techniques<br />

• wood preservatives<br />

• wood attack<br />

• wood impregnation properties<br />

• wood durability<br />

• wood modification<br />

Research themes:<br />

Dr. C. Mai<br />

• resin modification<br />

• enzymatic modification strategies<br />

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