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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 29, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sujit Banerjee, Marietta, GA (US);
James Robert Boerner, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Wei Su, Marietta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
34255 ; 34426 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method for removal of VOCs from wood products prior to drying the wood products. The method of the invention includes the steps of providing a chamber having an opening for receiving wood and loading the chamber with green wood. The wood is loaded to an extent sufficient to provide a limited headspace in the chamber. The chamber is then closed and the wood is heated in the chamber for a time and at a temperature sufficient to saturate the headspace with moisture and to substantially transfer VOCs from the wood product to the moisture in the headspace.