Equipment

Standard Equipment

Analytical balances, precision balances, moisture balances
Soxhlet and Perforator extraction systems
Vacuum filtration systems
Rotary evaporator (Heidolph)
Climate chamber (Voetsch VC- 4150) with IR and UV irradiation
Muffle furnace (Heraeus) PID controlled
Fume hoods
Magnetic stirrers
Hydraulic heated press 35x30cm with PID controlled temperature, controlled thickness and pressure
Drying oven (Binder) PID controled
Particle drying chamber
Flat die pellet press (6mm)
Resin mixer/blender
Wood hammer mills and disc flaker
Portable wood crusher
Sieve shaker and analytical sieves
Universal testing machines: 4t (Amsler) και 30t (Shimadzu) equipped with large variety of loading fixtures
1m3 formaldehyde and VOC emission chamber (Voetsch)
0.125m3 conditioning chambers with saturated salt solutions and on-line acquisition of climate conditions (RH/T)
IKA overhead stirrer
Water distillation unit (GFL)
UV-VIS spectrophotometer (double-beam) (Hitachi)
Laboratory mill (Willey)
Stirrer-mixer (ΙΚΑ)
Cold pre-pressing systems (pneumatic)
Machinery for mechanical processing wood and wood products (circular saws, band saws, planer, thicknesser, sander etc.)
Hydrothermal treatments reactors
Non-destructive high-frequency scanning device for determining density profiles in solid wood
Viscometers (Brookfield and ford cups)
pH meter (Crison)
Water baths PID controlled
Laboratory glassware
Pelletizing press
pellet mechanical durability determination device
Impregnation chambers ((1, 50 and 500L)
10mm single die pellet press PID densification temperature control
2L glass reactor (pyrex)
Pellet mechanical durability determination system
Various micrometers (Mitutoyo, Insize etc)
Stainless steel reactors (50L and 1L)
Wood resistance moisture meters (Gann)
Wood surface density scanner (Lignostation)

Special Equipment

Laboratory Heated micropress

Dimensions 120x120mm
Plate temperature up to 350ºC
Individual plate heating with PID control
Adjustment to test machines for precise control of pressure and thickness
Possibility of adjusting the distance mechanically (with spacers)
Stainless steel coolers

Mounting of micropress on a Shimadzu hydraulic testing machine for open system densification

Data aquisition and analysis during open system thermomechanical densification of solid wood

2-d Digital Image Correlation, DIC

2 LED light sources
1 HD camera, resolution 2560 x 1440 pixels, 30fps
Custom Labview app for calibration, image aquisition and analysis in conjuction with Matlab code

2-d DIC for defomation analysis of finger-jointed wood under 3point bending

2-d DIC analysis (digital deflectometer) of sold wood under 3point bending

Laboratory Reactor

Cylindrical, vertical, made of 316SS stainless steel
Volume: 1.2L
2 integrated heating coats – 1.5KW(bottom & walls)
Cooling circuit
pressure or vacuum mode
PT100 temperature sensors
Analog pressure sensor -1 to 24bar
Maximum pressure: 25 bar (abs)
PID temperature / pressure control via standalone panel or via PC/Labview
Possibility of application additional condensing parts or properties control (Up to 24bit Analog to Digital conversion)
Ability to adapt to testing machines for precise control of pressure and thickness

Reactor in hydrothermal treatment mode

Reactor in impregnation mode

Flame spread test apparatus

Controlled heat-flux profile with calibrated Gardon-type sensor
Ceramic radiant panels
Pilot-flame

Flame spread test apparatus

Biomass pyrolysis reactor (Auger)

Controlled feed rate
Stainless steel cylindrical reactor φ6 x 30cm
2-zone heating 0- 700C , PID controlled
Custom made control software
Seperate solid/fluid exit
Pre-heating or pre-cooling of biomass
Carrier gas feed control

Biomass pyrolysis reactor

1m3 emission test chamber (Voetsch) for the determination of emmisions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and Formaldehyde from wood-based materials

Determination of Formaldehyde Emmisions according to EN717-1
Automated sampling
2 anemometers
Sampling of VOC
Recording of testing parameters
Presision measurement of air flow, air volume and temperarure of sample air

1m3 emission test chamber

Ingnitabillity testing system (cone heater)

PID controlled cone-heater
Determination of ignitability
Thermogravimetric analysis
Ignition with or without pilot-flame
Calibrated heat-flux sensor 0-100KW/m2, water cooled, Gardon-type
Testing according to ISO5657 (165x165mm) or smaller (up tp 25x25mm) dimensions

Ignitability testing device (cone heater)

Swelling kinetics analysis system

Thermal conditioning of swelling material
Open or closed system, temperature control
Determination of Swelling Kinetics parameters
Custom made software for acquisition and analysis
Capacity of measuring various materials and dimensions

Swelling kinetics analysis of densified biomass

Single pellet die press

Pellet diameter: 10mm
Adjustment on test machines for precise control of densification pressure and thickness
PID control of desification temperature (20-200°C)

single die pellet press