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www.frim.gov.myISO 9001 : 2008
COMMERCIALIZATION OF R&D FINDINGS
Gan KSForest Research Institute Malaysia
Kepong, 52109 SelangorEmail: [email protected]
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COMMERCIALIZATION OF R&D
FINDINGSCONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
FRIM
COMMERCIALISATION
FOREST PRODUCTS R&D
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INTRODUCTION Forest products research started in early 1900’s
products
In the early time, minor forest produces were
important – Gutta percha (latex from nyatoh taban
merah)
Naturally durable timbers for rail sleepes,
transmission poles, ship & building constructions
Researches were mainly on timber to replace
popular species such as chengal & balau
The mains areas of research were mechanical
properties of timber, processing (sawing &
machining), durability and drying
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TRL – FRI, a research branch/unit under the Forestry Department
TRL was moved from Sentul to Kepong in ca. 1955
Research scope expanded – pulp & paper, wood composites,
lamination, fire performance, wood finishes, wood energy, etc.
www.frim.gov.myISO 9001 : 20086
19291920’s
1985
Act 319
2012
Malaysian Forestry Research and Development Board (MFRDB)1985
2013
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FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
MALAYSIA, FRIM Statutory body since 1 Oct 1985 under Act 394
Five research divisions: Forestry, Biodiversity, Biotechnology, Natural
Products, and Forest Products
280 researchers
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THE FIVE RESEARCH DIVISIONS•Natural Forest
•Ecotourism and Urban Forestry
•Geoinformation
•Climate Change
•Water Quality
FORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENT
•Biotechnology
•Plant Improvement
•Biosafety
•Forest Plantation
FORESTRY BIOTECHNOLOGY
•Biology Resources
•Bioactivity
•Phytochemistry
•Herbal Product Development
•Herbal Technology Centre
•Drug Discovery
NATURAL PRODUCTS
•Botanical Research
•Macrofungal Research
•Entomological Research
•Zoological Research
•Biodiversity Clearing House Mechanism (CHM)
FORESTRY BIODIVERSITY
•Biocomposites & Wood Protection
•Processing
•Biomass Technology
•Timber Engineering & Furniture Technology
•Wood Products Certification
FOREST PRODUCTS
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Act 782 – Forest Research Institute Malayisa ACT 782 (2016)
Under the new act, research scopes are expanded and FRIM is allowed
to conduct business activity
FRIM Inc – a company was established in Aug 2017
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Funding for research
Institutional funding
IRPA -Bidding
ScienceFund
TechnoFund
Project based
Timber properties,
Rubberwood R&D
SMART projects
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COMMERCIALISATION
Researchers are encouraged to file for ID (invention
disclosure)
Research outputs – publications, products,
process/protocol
Patenting (process, protocol, product)
Commercialization – Licensing, JV, etc.
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COMMERCIALISATION #1 The needs for high quality
small volume drying of
rubberwood
RADIANT MODULAR KILN –
collaboration between FRIM
and KD Technology Sdn.
Bhd.
MY 135668-A: Kiln for
drying and conditioning
timber or the likes
KD Chambers can also be
used for other products
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COMMERCIALISATION #2
Wood ID services
provided by since 1974
Joint research between
FRIM and UTAR
FRIM ID 13/2017
Mobile wood
identification system
MyWood-ID
GIGO
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COMMERCIALISATION #3 Pulp & paper R&D since
1955
Resources: woody
biomass and agriculture
wastes (EFB, OPT, rice
straws, etc.)
PI20140703372 –
Method of producing
pulp from rice straw
Taken up by a company
in Kedah – licensing and
royalty fee
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FOREST PRODUCTS R&D Basis timber properties and property enhancement studies
Wood composite research
Nanotechnology
Timber in construction
Wood energy
Wood processing: sawing, machining, peeling, preservation, drying,
gluing, finishing
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CROSS LAMINATED TIMBER, CLTBackground:
CLT for building construction material.
Applied as load bearing wall panels and slab
Applicable as the material for IBS system replacing pre
cast concrete
Availability of pioneer species and plantation
thinnings as material for producing CLT. Several
species were short listed such as kelempayan,
sesenduk, ludai and balik angin
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CLT: PRODUCTION PROCESS
Final dimension of panel 10ft x 4ft x 3 inches3 perpendicularly oriented layers laminated
Timber processed and sized Lamination process of lamellas
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A CLT structure was
built in FRIM. The
material is made up
of dimensional
lumber that has
been glued together
with structural
adhesive and
stacked in sheets
with perpendicular
orientation.
Sesenduk was
selected based on
its density and
availability that
satisfy the
requirements.
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Model structure incorporating CLT panels Acknowledgement into Malaysian Book of Records
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Engineered Lumber (3Wood)
Using Sustainable Resources
• Work with an Australian company
to evaluate a new technology that
can convert lower quality woody
materials, such as plantation tree
thinnings and oil palm trunk, into
high quality timber
• FRIM collaborated with 3RT Tech
Pty Ltd of Australia to develop
and promote 3Wood made of
selected plantation timber
species and OPT.
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Shorea spp. OPT Khaya spp. Jelutong
Acacia mangium
3Wood Samples tailored as furniture wood with density
between 650 kg/m3 to 850 kg/m3
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