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COMMERCIALIZATION OF R&D FINDINGS

Gan KSForest Research Institute Malaysia

Kepong, 52109 SelangorEmail: ganks@frim.gov.my

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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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