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Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research - Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institute (WKI)
Institution
Section overview
Description
Our Institute specializes in processing systems for wood and fibrous materials, surface technology, wood preservation, reduction of emissions, recycling, restoration and environmental research.
Activities
- Research
Parent institution
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. (FhG)
Coordinated projects
- Collaborative Project: Synthesis of paint resin using biotechnologically produced itaconic for conventional dispersion coatings and radiation curable coatings; Subproject 1: Basic Research
- Collaborative project: Utilisation-oriented investigations of low-value hardwood assortments for the production of innovative products. Subproject 5: Production of fiberboard materials and optimization of fiberization technology
- Detection of active insect pests in timber trade
- ERA-WoodWisdom: Cascading Recovered Wood. Subproject: Technology development for reuse of wood and product development
- ERA-WoodWisdom: ReWoBioRef - Mobilisation and utilisation of recycled wood for lignocellulosic biorefinery processes. Subproject 1: Characterisation and selection, microeconomic and environmental assessment, coordination
- Joint Project BEST: strengthening bioenergy-regions - new system solutions in the field of ecological, economic and social requirements - Subproject: Cascade use: Extra density fiberboard made of low quality beech and innovative quality assessment in beech stands
- oint project: IG-BIOTECH - High quality products for the paint and plastics industry from the byproducts of biodiesel production through biotechnological processes (Indonesian-German cooperation on S & T - IG White Biotechnology)
- Recycled waste wood as a novel secondary raw material for further use in a biorefinery process
- Saccharide-containing aqueous binders for wood coatings as a replacement for methyl methacrylate containing emulsions
- Securing the coniferous raw wood-supply in Northern Germany, Subproject Efficient use of raw materials in the sawmill and timber products industry
- Wood construction under the influence of the climatic change - development of strategies to ensure the serviceability
Involved in research projects
- Joint Project BEST: strengthening bioenergy-regions - new system solutions in the field of ecological, economic and social requirements. Work package SÖB 2 (socioeconomic assessment): Local value added analysis
- Joint project: IG-BIOTECH - High quality products for the paint and plastics industry from the byproducts of biodiesel production through biotechnological processes (Indonesian-German cooperation on S & T - IG White Biotechnology)
- Joint project: IG-BIOTECH: High-quality products for the paint and plastics industry from the byproducts of biodiesel production through biotechnological processes
- Joint project: IG-BIOTECH: High-quality products for the paint and plastics industry from the byproducts of biodiesel production through biotechnological processes'
Contact
Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research - Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institute
(WKI)
Bienroder Weg 54 E
38108 Braunschweig
Lower Saxony
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 5 31 / 21 55 - 0
Fax: +49 (0) 5 31 / 35 15 87
Email: info(@)wki.fraunhofer.de