Ignition Temps Of Wood

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So I was baking some wood to put in Lilliths cage and wondered what would be an appropriate temp to bake it. After searching some forums the general consensus was 250*F for 1 hr. So I did 275*F for an hour and was going to crank it up 50*F till I found this chart:

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Temperature (Celsius)

Wood slowly chars*

120°-150°

Decayed wood ignites

150°

Ignition temp of various woods

190°-260°

* wood chars at a rate of approximately 30-50 mm/hour
T.C. Forensic: Article 10 - PHYSICAL CONSTANTS FOR INVESTIGATORS

Kinda scary, but now Im curious. Is this enough to sterilize wood effectively? Ive baked roasts at 325*F for 3 hours and the internal temp hits about 175*F, and granted beef and wood are two TOTALLY different substances, but if thats only a 105* difference from room temp to cooked temp on a roast after 3hrs, what is the internal temp of wood after only an hour? And is that enough to kill deeply burrowed mites, viruses, bacteria and molds?

Ideas?

Im not in favor of boiling (pots not big enough) or bleach (mildew in my shower laughs at bleach). I prefer baking for the ease and what I thought was effectiveness.