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1	Commercial scale microwave processing to improve wood permeability by Peter Vinden, Grigori Torgovnikov, Jeff Hann, Alex Shaginov, Peter Plews and Henry Senko. The University of Melbourne, Creswick, 3363, Vic Australia.
2	Ruptured rays in wood
3	MW Hardwood Timber Treatment for Fast Drying MW energy consumption 80 – 160 kW-h/m3
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11	MW Plant for Timber Modification MW power 300 kW (0.922 GHz) Timber size 100-350 mm Feeding speed 4 – 400 mm/s
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19	Experimental on-line impregnation treatment plant
20	High Speed Packet Treatment
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26	Preservative Uptake after Bethell treatment
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28	Applications of Commercial interest Preservative treatment New automated treatment plant New schedules Fast treatment Fixed preservatives New non-toxic preservatives Piece by piece treatment
29	Applications of Commercial interest Automated “Q” treatment and CCA fixation of softwoods -Posts -Poles -Sawn timber Hardwood -Posts -Poles -Sawn timber Railway sleepers
30	Softening Equipment
31	Research Bending Equipment
32	Innovative bending machine Spiral bending form
33	Market Research Study Market Opportunities for Bent Wood Components in Australian Furniture Manufacturing
34	Market Size Demand for 7,000 components per day (based on companies’ responses to survey) Total potential market volume (FIAA members) = 26,000 components per day.
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38	DEVELOPMENT OF FEASIBLE TECHNOLOGIES APPLICABLE TO WOOD PRODUCTS
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40	An increase in the intensity of the MW energy supplied to the wood increases the internal steam pressure resulting in the formation of narrow voids in the radial-longitudinal planes. Tangential section of wood with a number of voids inside after MW modification
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43	Maximum modification
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49	Commercially Ready Technologies Microwave modified hardwoods for drying Microwave modified radiata pine heartwood for preservative treatment. (softwood poles, hardwood posts, poles and sawn timber). Microwave modified radiata pine heartwood for railway sleepers
50	Commercialised Technologies Wood Bending (Wood shapes). Novel treatment plant and preservatives for radiata pine.
51	CRC Technologies pending commercialisation 6. Surface activationVintorg 7. Bio-resin and bio-fuel production 8. Others
52	Future directions Collaboration with INNOVAWOOD Microwave for veneer logs and veneer drying Microwave wood chip pulping Multi-storey construction