Project description DEENESFRITPL New coatings help protect wood from Sun damage Thermal modification significantly increases the durability and stability of wood, resulting in a more environmentally friendly timber species. No wood product currently exists that will not fade over time when exposed to the Sun’s ultraviolet rays and causes colour change. Thermally modified wood must be adequately protected against the Sun to counter the greying effects of surfaces. The EU-funded NewSiest project will treat thermally modified wood with nano stabilisers based on zinc oxide or cerium oxide nanoparticles. These will form a protective envelope on the wooden surface, which will be thermally treated under controlled temperatures. The new coatings will help block ultraviolet radiation from reaching the wood surface, helping it retain its natural appearance. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Thermal modification is a process which improves the properties of wood, resulting in a material that can be disposed at the end of the product life cycle without presenting an environmental hazard. Thermally modified wood retains as a natural product and the grain, original colour variances and characteristics of wood are still present. However, exposure to daylight causes brightening or graying of heat treated wood surfaces. In ordar to tackle this challenge we are proposing a novel way to improve the UV stability of thermally modified wood using nano based stabilizers. But instead of coating nanoparticles on heat treated wood, wood surfaces will be treated with nanoparticle (ZnO or CeO2) solutions, thereby forming protective envelope on a wooden surface, which will be further heat treated under controlled temperature and time. This technique induces a chemical bonding between the wood and nanomaterial thus protecting chromophoric groups from UV light degradation. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcolorsagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturegrains and oilseedsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmsengineering and technologynanotechnologynano-materialsagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesforestry Keywords Wood thermal modification in vacuum nanoparticles ZnO CeO2 envelope treatment resistance against UV light colour resistance against fungal decay Programme(s) H2020-EU.4. - SPREADING EXCELLENCE AND WIDENING PARTICIPATION Main Programme Topic(s) WF-01-2018 - Widening Fellowships Call for proposal H2020-WF-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-WF-01-2018 Funding Scheme MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF) Coordinator UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI Net EU contribution € 162 040,32 Address Kongresni trg 12 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia See on map Region Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Osrednjeslovenska Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00
