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