Patent ID: 11904496
Assignee: SWISS KRONO TEC AG
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A process for the production of an OSB wood-based panel, with reduced emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in a production line, comprising:
a) producing wood strands from suitable wood;
b) treating at least part of the wood strands with steam, wherein the steam is passed over the wood strands at a temperature between 80° C. and 120° C. and a pressure between 0.5 bar and 2 bar, where the wood strands have been chipped and made available, or the wood strands have been sifted and separated for use as wood strands for middle and top layers of the panel before steam treatment;
c) drying of the wood strands treated with the steam;
d) gluing of the steam treated and dried wood strands and optionally gluing of non-steam treated wood strands with at least one binder;
e) spreading the glued wood strands onto a conveyor belt; and
f) pressing of the glued wood strands into an OSB wood-based panel.