Objective The general objective of this project is to improve the technological valorisation of blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus) and red river gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis). The project will investigate in the different phases of the mechanical transformation process the specific technical problems inherent to these species (growth stresses, dimensional stability, natural durability and gluing quality), that have limited the use of this readily available raw material by the European woodworking industries. The specific goals of the project will be to assess, technically and economically, the production of plywood, window frames, doors, floors and laminated elements from eucalyptus timber. The general objective of this project is the technological valorisation of the blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus, Labi ll) and red river gum (Eucalyptus cama ldulensis Dehn.) by means of the study of all phases steps of the industrial transformation (felling/classification, sawing/peeling, drying, resawing, gluing/jointing, surface working, finishing, and so on). In practice it is expected to give the industry a good raw material and the technology best adapted to their transformation. This specie has potentialities to substitute some tropical species imported by the EC countries. Some studies already taken confirm the technicians, general opinion that with appropriate technological operations it is possible to reduce or eliminate the defects attributed to this specie (growth tensions, drying difficulty, colapse, internal shakes, warping). According to the later forestal registers, Portugal and Spain together have more than 800000 ha of "eucalyptus (globulus and camaldulensis)". The utilisation of the "eucalyptus" as solid wood doesn't seem to compete with the cellulose industry, since it would consume logs with diameters not usable in the wood pulp industry. On the other hand, the great availability and the quick renovation of this raw material, will allow to reduce in a considerable way, the imports of some species to tough hardwoods, nowaday imported from tropical countries. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringwoodworkingagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesforestry Programme(s) FP2-FOREST - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the fields of raw materials and recycling - Renewable raw materials: Forestry and wood products (including cork) -, 1990-1992 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Asociación de Investigación Técnica de la Industrias de la Madera y Corcho EU contribution No data Address 3,Flora 28013 Madrid Spain See on map Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE DE COOPERATION INTERNATIONALE EN RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT - CIRAD France EU contribution No data Address Avenue de la Belle Gabrielle 45 BIS 34032 MONTPELLIER See on map Total cost No data Centre Technique du Bois et de l'Ameublement France EU contribution No data Address Avenue de Saint Mandé 10 75012 Paris See on map Total cost No data Instituto Nacional de Engenharia e Tecnologia Industrial Portugal EU contribution No data Address Estrada das Palmeiras 2745 Queluz de Baixo See on map Total cost No data Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria Spain EU contribution No data Address Carretera de la Coruña 28040 Madrid See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID Spain EU contribution No data Address Ciudad Universitaria 28040 MADRID See on map Total cost No data Unimor - Madeiras de Mortágua, SA Portugal EU contribution No data Address rua Manuel Lourenco Ferreira 3450 Mortágua See on map Total cost No data
