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Development and evaluation of a new formaldehyde-free wood adhesive from renewable materials for making interior plywood

Creator:

Jang, Yonghwan

Abstract:

Synthetic adhesives, such as phenol-formaldehyde (PF) resins and urea-formaldehyde (UF) resins, have dominated the wood adhesive market since they were introduced in the wood products industry. Formaldehyde, as a key component in the manufacturing of PF and UF resins, has been classified as a known human carcinogen by the International...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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. After peeling, veneers are too wet to glue, and they need to be dried to 3-6 % moisture content
Development and characterization of new formaldehyde-free soy flour-based adhesives for making interior plywood

Creator:

Huang, Jian

Abstract:

Formaldehyde-based adhesives such as urea-formaldehyde (UF) and phenol-formaldehyde (PF) adhesives dominate the current wood adhesive market. However, these adhesives are derived from petrochemicals and carcinogenic formaldehyde. In this study, we developed two formaldehyde-free adhesives based on abundant, renewable, and inexpensive soy flour (SF). The first adhesive was mainly composed of...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis