ACIAR project: Value adding to Lao PDR plantation timber products (project leader Assoc. Prof. Barbara Ozarska)
The aim of this project is to enhance the range, quality and value of products produced from plantation grown timber in Laos, in particular from plantation eucalypts and teak. Underpinning objectives will be:
- To improve timber recoveries through development of enhanced but appropriate timber processing, drying and manufacturing methods and systems.
- To broaden wood product design options by testing and adapting new technologies.
- To develop appropriate quality control procedures.
Integral to all of these will be the enhancement of Lao capacity in processing, especially R&D, education and training, at National University of Laos, and within the private sector.
Outputs will include a functioning industry network, relevant technical procedures and recommendations, new designs and products, targeted teaching and training programs, and improved capacity within industry and the organisations involved in the project.
Project methodology will include analyses of existing activities and capability of a range of manufacturers that are determined to be suitable and willing to participate in an industry cluster, introduction and testing of a range of technologies, development of new designs, and development of relevant education and training programs and materials.
Project Newsletter No. 1 March 2009 (1.43MB)
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Journal articles
- Daian, M., Taube, A. , Torgovnikov, G. , Daian, G. , Shramkov, Y. (2009). Computer Modelling of the Energy Distribution within Wood throughout Microwave Processing. CMC: Computers, Materials, & Continua, 8:3 IF 1.695
- Daian, G., Taube, A., Birnboim, A., Daian, M., Shramkov, Y., 2006, Modeling the Dielectric Properties of Wood. Wood Science and Technology. Wood Science and Technology Journal, Springer-Verlag GmbH, Issue: Volume 40, Number 3, Pages: 237 - 246
- Daian, G., Taube, A., Birnboim, A., Shramkov, Y., Daian, M., 2005, Measuring the Dielectric Properties of Wood at Microwave Frequencies. Wood Science and Technology Journal, Springer-Verlag GmbH, Volume 39, Number 3, Pages: 215 - 223
Conference Proceedings
- Daian, M., Taube, A., Daian, G., Shramkov, Y., 2005, Computer Modelling and Simulation Techniques of Microwave Energy Distribution Inside the Wood. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Microwave and High Frequency Heating, 12-15 Sept, Modena Faculty of Engineering, Italy
- Daian, M., Taube, A., Shramkov, Y., 2004, “Reducing The Energy Reflection From Applicator For Microwave Wood Treatments”, Proceedings of the AIChE Annual Meeting Austin Conference Center, 7-12 Nov, Austin, Texas. Published by On-Demand Publications, Omnipress
- Daian, G., Taube, A., Birnboim, A., Daian, M., Shramkov, Y., 2004, Numerical Modeling Technique to Predict the Dielectric Properties of Wood. Proceedings of the Fourth World Congress on Microwave and Radio Frequency Applications, 7-12 Nov, Austin, Texas, pp. 443-451. Published by The Microwave Working Group, Ltd.
- Taube, A, Demyashev, G., Shramkov, Y., Birnboim, A., Daian, G., Daian, M., 2003, Microwave Equipment Design and Non-Resonant Method Procedure for Measuring the Dielectric Properties of Wood. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Microwave and High Frequency Heating, 2-5 Sept., Loughborough University, UK, pp.145-148.
Internal reports
- Ozarska, B., Daian, M., Harris, G., Ashley, P., Boupha, L., Phonetip, K., Bouaphavong, D., 2008, Detailed Analysis of the Current Capabilities of Companies Involved in the Industry Cluster and Recommendations on Improved Processing, Drying and Manufacturing Processes Suitable for Application in Laos. Report submitted to theAustralian Centre for International Agricultural Research/ ACIAR as requirement of the project Value-adding to Lao PDR Plantation Timber Products
- Boupha, L., Khamphilavong, K., Phengsopha, K., Sichaleune, O., Ozarska, B., Daian, M., 2008, Survey of Teak Plantation in Luangprabang and Xayabury Provinces and Eucalyptus Plantation in Central and Southern Part of the Lao PDR, Report to be submitted to the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research/ ACIAR as requirement of the project Value-adding to Lao PDR Plantation Timber Products
- Daian, M., Ozarska, B., 2007, Overview of the Vietnamese Furniture Industry, Report submitted to the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research/ ACIAR as requirement of the project Value-adding to Lao PDR Plantation Timber Products
- Daian M., 2006, Design, Modelling and Testing of the Microwave Wood Softening Applicators: Wood Bending Applications. Confidential report for CRC Wood Innovations.
Theses:
- Daian, M., 2006, The Development and Evaluation of New Microwave Equipment and its Suitability for Wood Modifications. PhD thesis, Swinburne University of Technology.
- Daian, G., 2004, Decentralized Technologies for Improving Water Quality in Developing Countries and Refugees Camps. Master thesis, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Greece
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