Research Groups

The above groups will operate within the framework of the Consulting Engineering and Research Scientific Council with one representative from each group on the council.

The Supreme Research Council of ICERLI is the highest decision-making body within ICERLI. The above groups, ICERLI’s Executive Management, the Ministry of Industries & Mines, the Ministry of Jahad-e-Keshavarzi (Agriculture), Iran Research Organization of Science & Technology, and the Environment Organization will each have representatives to this supreme council.

Research Programs:

By research it is meant both what is going on in other countries and the research conducted by Iranian researchers within the national boundaries. ICERLI will try to keep abreast of the times with regards to developments around the world. Documents including books, journals, etc. are constantly being translated by ICERLI and supplied to users and researchers. Visits are also arranged to any research or industrial institution where developments are taking place in the fields of interest to ICERLI. Scientists working for ICERLI receive grants to attend conferences in order to gain new knowledge. Another measure in this regard will be organizing conferences and seminars in Iran.

Apart from this knowledge acquisition type of activity, a second type of activity is the original research going on or conducted by ICERLI within the groups defined above. Their intent will primarily be to address problems of industry but, at the same time, they are encouraged to move towards new horizons.

On-going and future studies:

1. IRAN

   • Gathering data on all cellulosic industries in Iran, classification and computerizing the data, and data analysis to identify weaknesses and strong points in this regard;

   • Gathering data on the quantity and quality of cellulosic resources, including both wood and non-wood material;

   • Gathering data on the quantity and quality of non-cellulosic resources used by industries in Iran;

   • Organizing conferences, seminars, and workshops in order to enhance knowledge and exchange information on fields of interest;

   • Planning for the identification of key shortcomings to be used as a knowledge base in defining and implementing research projects;

   • Establishing relations with research, educational and industrial institutions and organizations in order to organize training courses for the practitioners in the field.

2. International 

   • Gathering data and information on cellulosic industries from all sources outside Iran, translating the information and systematizing the data for further use;

   • Gathering information on patents in cellulosic industries, translating the information and systematizing it for further use;

   • Creating a library of basic publications and texts on wood and paper industries from around the world;

   • Translating and publishing some selected basic publications into Persian;

   • Establishing relations with national organizations active in the field in order to coordinate research activities;

   • Establishing relations with international libraries, research centers, information institutions (such as websites) in order to explore new advances in data management and research planning systems to be used at home;

   • Establishing relations with similar international organizations and institutions.

Research Projects Accomplished and Publications by ICERLI:

1. Theoretical:

   1. Accomplished:

      •  Investigation of the different methods of exploiting forests in Northern Iran and selecting the most cost-effective one; Grant from Industrial Research Bureau and Department of Research & Education, Ministry of Industries and Mines;

      • Extraction of bark materials; Grant from Industrial Research Bureau and Department of Research & Education, Ministry of Industries and Mines;

      • Survey of the cellulosic resources and industries in Iran and defining guidelines for their development with regards to the available technologies; Grant from Industrial Research Bureau and the Ministry of Industries and Mines;

      • Production of viscose and rayon from wood; Grant from Industries General Directorate of Gilan Province

2. Applied:

   1. Accomplished:

      • Design and manufacturing of a paper tape production line

      • Production line of fire-log briquette

      • Design and manufacturing of straw bedding material for chicken breeding

      • Design and manufacturing of laminate production line

   2. on-going:

      • Preparing the protecting soft ware for harvest timber in   forests, stages of handling 2^nd yards.

      • Establishing nominal sizes for timber coming from saw-log.

      • Studies on improving de-incering:

      • Technologies for wast paper recycling at pilot scale.

      • Project on establishing quality and nominal sizes specifications for mine wood from domestic species.

      • Quality improvement studies on wood –based panel products.

      • Studies on high yield pulping out of agricultural residues.