Controlled aldehyde treatment cross-links plant rind fibers, improving resistance for durable fashion and design materials.
A rotary cutter uses a sacrificial plate to maintain zero clearance for continuous material reduction.
Density-based hydrocyclone sorting removes ash and bark contaminants from comminuted woody biomass to recover pure white wood feedstock.
When surface treatment remains superficial, pressure-driven filling sends binders through rattan tubes and gives rattan greater rigidity and hardness.
Impregnating softwood with 3-furfuryl borate and an acid catalyst to form a polymer network, replacing scarce hardwoods.
Rotatable shredder cylinder with short protruding pins mills compressed cellulose insulation into uniform low-density material.