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Filtering by: Creator Huang, Jian Degree Field Wood Science Degree Name Master of Science (M.S.)

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