MANDATE
- Dehumidification drying, vacuum drying , solar drying of wood and bamboo
- Design, fabrication, installations and training on operations of timber seasoning kilns
- Development of environmentally safe preservatives and treatment methods
- Evaluation of wood working and finishing qualities of Indian timbers
- Field evaluation of natural durability of timber species
- 0rading of timber, assessment of product performance parameters
- Penetration and treatability of preservatives in various timber species
- Reconstituted panel products from plantation species and invasive weeds
- Research into finger-jointing for reduction of wastage in processed wood
- Research on modified woods and wood adhesives
- Role of nano-technology in Wood utilization.
- Schedules and drying behaviour of timber
- Technologies for use of secondary and plantation grown timbers
- Use of Thermal storage techniques in enhancing the utility of solar timber drying kilns
- Utilization of ultrasonic technique for assessment of hollowness in standing trees