Solutions de finition et de densification des produits du bois d`intérieur

木材在加拿大建筑的建造中一直占据着特殊的地位。如果管理得当，森林资源的碳足迹为零。减少温室气体（GHG）的最新倡议建议增加木材的使用，后者是唯一可再生的建筑材料，也是对环境影响最小的材料。更广泛地使用外观木制品是增加建筑物木材负荷的机会，从而有助于减少温室气体排放。该倡议的主要目标是将加拿大定位为室内木制品致密化和精加工的世界领导者。为此，该项目将专注于开发创新的室内木制品，并结合致密化和高级精加工的概念。这项倡议是在化学和木材科学之间的边界。它结合了工业和机械工程。拟议的研究计划分为三个研究领域：致密，装饰和保护。第一个轴关注木材致密化，另外两个轴关注表面涂层。为了确保结果与行业需求的充分性，该计划将使用价值链方法，因为从原材料到最终应用的合作伙伴将被代表。该计划将讨论的主题是：聚合物系统和工艺的化学致密化（DENSIFY），改善成品木材表面的化学着色和策略（装饰），涂层的机械性能和防火性能（PROTECT）。

Wood has always occupied a special place in the construction of Canadian buildings. Forest resources, when properly managed, has a zero carbon footprint. The latest initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) suggest increasing the use of wood, the latter being the only renewable building material and the one showing the lowest environmental impact. A more extensive use of appearance wood products is as an opportunity to increase the wood load in buildings and, consequently, to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The main objective of the proposed initiative is to position Canada as a world leader in densification and finishing of the interior wood products. To do so, the initiative will focus on the development of innovative interior wood products incorporating concepts of densification and advanced finishing. The initiative is on the border between chemistry and wood science. It incorporates industrial and mechanical engineering. The proposed research program is divided into three areas of research: DENSIFY, DECORATE and PROTECT. While the first axis focuses on wood densification, the other two axes linger on surface coatings. To ensure the adequacy of the results with industry needs, the initiative will use a value chain approach as partners from raw materials to end applications will be represented. The topics to be addressed in this initiative are: chemical densification of polymer systems and processes (DENSIFY), chemical coloring and strategies to improve finished wood surfaces (DECORATE), mechanical performance of coatings and fire performance (PROTECT).