2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study on new utilization methods of wood spirits from the artificial forests in Japan and Thailand
| Project/Area Number |
20580364
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Boundary agriculture
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| Research Institution | Kochi University |
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Principal Investigator |
OHTANI Yoshito Kochi University, 教育研究部・自然科学系, 教授 (30253339)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | ウッドスピリッツ / ヒノキ油 / ユーカリ油 / 抗菌 / 抗蟻 / 天然防腐剤 |
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| Research Abstract |
The new methods to utilize the essential oils, especially taken from the forest waste materials of hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtuse Endl.) and eucalypt (Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.) were developed in order to raise the total value of hinoki and eucalypt woods. Evaluation and value-added utilization of the essential oils was carried out based on the following four abilities, (1)antifungal and antitermitic agents composed of the waste expanded polystyrene (EPS) and the essential oil, (2) cleaning and detoxifying the polluted air like diesel exhausting gas with hinoki oil fumigant, (3) antioxidative and radical scavenging agents , (4)functional fragrance for human physiological behavior controlling.
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