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DOST-FPRDI rolls out training offerings for 2023
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Expand your knowledge this year with DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute’s (DOST-FPRDI) free online training courses.
From March to November, get a chance to advance your skills on the following select topics: resin lamination, charcoal briquetting technology, wood and bamboo waste utilization, handmade paper production, wood and non-wood forest products (NWFPs) preservation and treatment, lumber kiln drying, dyeing and bleaching of NWFPs, basic finishing techniques for wood and bamboo, and bamboo craft making.
Local tree extracts are promising wood glue ingredients
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Tannins, or extracts from locally available trees, have been found promising ingredients for making plywood glue.
This was the initial finding of a collaborative project among DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI), Switzerland-based Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH), Philippine Coconut Authority – Zamboanga Research Center (PCA-ZRC) and Visayas State University (VSU). The project was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.
Initial results showed that experimental plywoods bonded with tannin-phenol formaldehyde adhesives passed the bond quality requirement of ISO 12466-2 (2016), with minimum amount of formaldehyde emission released. In addition, some of the crude tannin extract were found moderately effective to effective against fungi and insects when applied as wood preservative.
Plywood production using tannin-phenol formaldehyde adhesive
DOST to introduce sustainable material for school desks, chairs
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A sustainable and competitive material may soon replace wood and plastic as school furniture. This, as the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) develops school tables and chairs from engineered bamboo.
Aptly called Silyang Pinoy, the school furniture will be mainly produced using engineered bamboo or e-bamboo, and other raw materials. They will also be multi-functional where chairs and tables can easily be transformed into other furniture. This is especially useful in a country where schools are usually converted into evacuation centers during disasters.
“The Silyang Pinoy is an important development in providing quality furniture in primary and secondary public schools in the country,” says DOST Secretary Renato U. Solidum, Jr. “Our country’s geographic location situates us in the pathway of destructive typhoons. This furniture technology will support our educational school system and at the same time, be a sturdier furniture for evacuees who seek shelter in schools during disasters.”
E-bamboo is made by binding together fibers, particles, strips or slats of bamboo with the right adhesive. Used worldwide to make attractive panels, floors, furniture and handicrafts, it is often stronger and less prone to warping than equivalent solid woods
Sample e-bamboo panel
