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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2009
William Anderson Thomas, Jr., Macon, MS (US);
Roy Daniel Seale, Starkville, MS (US);
James Michael White, Meridian, MS (US);
Bobby Lyn White, Meridian, MS (US);
Adam Glen Barwick, Laurel, MS (US);
William Anderson Thomas, Jr., Macon, MS (US);
Roy Daniel Seale, Starkville, MS (US);
James Michael White, Meridian, MS (US);
Bobby Lyn White, Meridian, MS (US);
Adam Glen Barwick, Laurel, MS (US);
Loblolly Industries, LLC, Shuqualak, MS (US);
Abstract
A method for forming an engineered wood product from pulpwood, comprising providing a quantity of pulpwood; crushing and scrimming the pulpwood to form a mat; drying in a first drying step the mat in a first pass dryer; applying a resin to the mat; and, drying in a second drying step the mat in a second pass dryer. The drying process controls moisture content using the rate of change between the entering and exiting airflow temperature. The resulting product has a high modulus of elasticity and modulus of rupture.