Success Stories

The Industrial Technologies Program has sponsored many successful research projects relevant to the forest products industry. Several projects have resulted in technologies that are commercially available or are likely to emerge onto the market in the next year or two, while other projects have provided key knowledge for forest products operations. These successes are presented in Forest Products Technologies: Public Private Partnerships Produce R&D Results (PDF 2.5 MB).

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Highlights

Innovative Biological Air Filtration Technology Demonstrates Energy-Efficient VOC Emissions Control at Lumber Mill (PDF 93 KB)

Commercially Available

Lignin Separation and Epoxide-Lignin Manufacturing (PDF 115 KB)
Thermodyne(TM) Evaporator-A Molded pulp Products Dryer (PDF 100 KB)
Removal of Bark from Whole Logs (PDF 149 KB)
Chemical for Increasing Wood Pulping Yield
Development of Methane de-NOx Reburning Process for Wastewood, Sludge, and Biomass Fired Stoker Boilers

Emerging Technologies or Knowledge

Pallet Production Using Post-consumer Wastepaper (PDF 176 KB)
Manufacturing Tissue Paper Products Using a High Content of Recovered Office Products (PDF 96 KB)
Radiofrequency-Induced VOC Pre-Extraction from Softwood Lumber (PDF 103 KB)
Feedstock to Product Characterization Tools for the Wood and Paper Industry (PDF 153 KB)
Fiber Optic Sensor for On-Line Measurement of Paper Basis Weight (PDF 224 KB)
Replacing Chemicals in Recycle Mills with Mechanical Alternatives (PDF 142 KB)
On-Line Fluidics Controlled Headbox (PDF 155 KB)
Environmentally-Friendly Polymer Replacing Petroleum-Based Resins
Real-Time Biomass Analysis

A report detailing all of the Industrial Technologies Program's commercial successes and emerging technologies is available.