Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry: research activities in 2000-2008 | Latvijas Valsts koksnes ķīmijas institūta zinātniskā darbība 2000.–2008. gadā
2009
Andersons, B., Latvian State Inst. of Wood Chemistry, Riga (Latvia)
The research activities embrace fundamental studies in the fields of wood science, as well as applied research for obtaining products from wood and other types of biomass and renewable raw material resources. The Laboratory of Xylogenesis is engaged in studies of the predominant and perspective Latvia's tree species, as well as studies of the drying processes of ground energy wood. The target of the Laboratory of Biodegradation and Protection is widening of the application potentialities of wood as a construction material and ensuring of competitiveness by way of upgrading the material properties. The Laboratory of Eco-Effective Conversion of Biomass is engaged in the development of waste-free production systems and biorefinery, applying steam explosion autohydrolysis as the basic method. The research area of the Laboratory of Cellulose embraces small-sized timber (pulpwood), paper pulp and cellulose fibres, paper, its production processes, chemical composition and microstructure. In the Laboratory of Lignin Chemistry, various functionally active systems are synthesised, and the obtained multi-functional organic-inorganic hybrid materials are characterised. In the Laboratory of Polysaccharides, the avenue of research has been the theoretical and experimental studies for obtaining acetic acid from alder and birch wood. The field of research in the Laboratory of Polymers embrace the obtaining of rigid polyurethane foams from renewable raw material resources and the development of new generation polyurethane class cryogenic thermal insulation materials. In the Department of Technological Studies, the upgrading of the charcoal production technology, which is distinguished by the carbonisation of wood in external heating retorts, is continued.
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