Abstract: A composition comprising a vegetable oil, a hydrogen donor and an initiator, wherein the initiator has the formula (I): wherein Ar=aromatic group, Ary=0 or Ar, and B=I or S can be used to treat wood. The composition can include a solvent. Methods of treating wood comprise surface coating the wood with the composition or impregnating the wood with the composition, and heating the coated or impregnated wood at a temperature of at least 40° C. for at least 20 minutes.

Abstract: It has now been shown that it is possible to produce, at low cost, water for house-hold use from saline raw water with the aid of a system which provides water with at least two different salt contents. Saline raw water is transported to a pre-desalination unit which reduces the salt content down to a predetermined level, but not to the low level required for drinking water. This utility water can be used as it is, for flush toilets, washing, dishwashing, watering, etc. A portion of the utility water is transported to a fine desalination unit for production of drinking water. A portion of used utility water and drinking water can also be returned to the pre-desalination unit for production of new utility water.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing an impregnated wooden product from a wooden article. The article is pressed isostatically with a pressure exceeding 1,000 bars in a first method step. The wooden article is then placed in a bath containing a liquid-impregnating agent in a second method step and allowed to swell so that at least a part of the impregnating agent is absorbed by the article. The method may optionally be supplemented with a third method step in which the article is pressed isostatically with a pressure exceeding 1,000 bars, so as to form a hard element. The third method step may alternatively be applied to a conventionally pressure-impregnated article.

Abstract: A method for producing hard elements from wood provides that at least one wood piece is inserted into a press together with a liquid absorbing material after which an isostatic pressure higher than 800 bar is applied on the wood piece and the liquid absorbing material, the pressure is released and the resulting hard element and the liquid absorbing material, which during the press operation has taken up liquid pressed out from the wood piece, are picked out from the press.

Abstract: A method of producing hard wooden elements by compressing wooden blanks at an isostatic pressure greater than 800 bars, preferably greater than 1000 bars.