Making wood durable through acylation using a masked-ketene approach. MIP: none

• Research unit: INNOSUISSE
• Project number: 17350.1 PFIW-IW

Short description (German)

Making wood durable through acylation using a masked-ketene approach

Short description (English)

Making wood durable through acylation using a masked-ketene approach. MIP: none

Abstract (German)

The goal of this feasability study is to develop improved wood-acetylation methods based on novel acetylation reagents. Current state-of-the-art approaches to achieve wood-acylation use acetic anhydride, a reagent which concurrently produces acetic acid. The removal of this side-product is extremely costly and imperative. The herein proposed acetylation reagents are designed to minimize and/or eliminate the production of the acetic acid side-product.

Abstract (English)

The goal of this feasability study is to develop improved wood-acetylation methods based on novel acetylation reagents. Current state-of-the-art approaches to achieve wood-acylation use acetic anhydride, a reagent which concurrently produces acetic acid. The removal of this side-product is extremely costly and imperative. The herein proposed acetylation reagents are designed to minimize and/or eliminate the production of the acetic acid side-product.