... phenolic resin (LPF) with urea as formaldehyde absorbent. To improve the performance of the adhesive, the biobased glucose was introduced and the modified glucose-LPF (GLPF) was obtained. Findings The results showed that when the replacing amount of lignin to formaldehyde reached 15 Wt.%, the physical...

...Salise Oktay; Nilgün Kızılcan; Başak Bengü Purpose In industrial applications, formaldehyde-based wood adhesives have been used extensively because of their low costs and high reactivity. However, their real-world applications are hindered by some main bottlenecks, especially the formaldehyde...

... and develop the resin as the matrix resin of high-temperature resistant adhesives and coatings. Design/methodology/approach PPCF resin was synthesized by 4-nitrophthalonitrile and cardanol-phenol-formaldehyde (PCF). The structures of PPCF and PCF were investigated by Fourier transform infrared...

...Chengsheng Gui; J. Zhu; Xq Liu; Zhongtao Zhang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to prepare a water-resistant adhesive (SA) from soy flour (SF) with less water-soluble components. Design/methodology/approach Defatted SF was suspended and stirred in water. Then, the pH of dispersion...

... of a low-cost urea formaldehyde (UF) adhesive for production of rice straw (RS) composites complying with both the standard specifications of particle-board type and the board produced from using conventional adhesive of RS fibers (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, MDI). The results are supported...

...R. Durairaj; Lim Seow Pheng; Liew Jian Ping Purpose The purpose of this paper is to characterise the electrical and mechanical properties of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)-based isotropic conductive adhesives (ICAs). The paper also compares the electrical and mechanical performance of MWCNTs...

...Altaf H. Basta; Houssni El-Saied; Emad M. Deffallah Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of denaturised rice bran (RB) and route of its incorporation during synthesis of urea-formaldehyde adhesive, on the performance of the resulting adhesive, especially viscosity, free...

...Lizhu Liu; Hong Zhang; Nan Zhang; Ling Weng Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of two epoxy ratio and carboxyl-terminated butadiene solid rubber (CTBN) content on adhesive and flexible copper clad laminate (FCCL) performance. The epoxy adhesive used for FCCL...

... to damage at high temperatures (Ju et al., 2009). Therefore, the objective of this research has been to enhance the heat resistance of moisture-curing PU resin as a wood adhesive through the introduction of heat-resistant functional groups into the PU backbone. Millionate MR-200...

... inks or as curing agents for epoxy paints and adhesives. This could be an economically viable synthesis by which the user could manufacture the finished products from relatively low cost raw materials. Design/methodology/approach Vegetable oils have several double bonds that undergo large number...

...Altaf H. Basta; Houssni El‐Saied; Vivian F. Lotfy Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the possibility of preparing high performance, agro‐based composites from rice straw, using eco‐polyalcohol polymers‐based adhesive system. The utilization of rice straw (undesirable biowastes...

... a large amount of condensed tannin. Condensed tannin, with a large amount of Catechol groups was considered for reducing the formaldehyde emission level on the adhesive system. Physical characteristics of synthesized PFT resin were evaluated. Findings For optimal extraction, three solvents were used...

...Zongyan Zhao; Zhenhua Gao; Wenbo Wang; Mingruo Guo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of the components of whey‐protein based aqueous polymer‐isocyanate (API) adhesives on the bond strength. Design/methodology/approach The bond test (according to the JIS K6806‐2003...

...Jia Lu; Allan J. Easteal; Neil R. Edmonds Purpose The purpose of this paper is to enhance the water resistance and the heat resistance of poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) emulsion adhesive, by providing the emulsion with controllable thermosetting capability. Design/methodology/approach Emulsion...

...N.A. Abdelwahab; M.A. Nassar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the preparation of adhesive by incorporation of kraft lignin as an agricultural waste into phenol formaldehyde (PF) resin structure and to evaluate the mechanical properties of lignin phenol formaldehyde (LPF) as wood...

...Zhenhua Gao; Guoping Yu; Yihong Bao; Mingruo Guo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop an environmentally safe aqueous polymer‐isocyanate (API) wood adhesive for structural uses with whey protein isolate (WPI) that is a by‐product of cheese making. Design/methodology/approach The API...

...R.X. Cheng; J.Y. Gu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the bonding properties of Larch with water‐based polymer isocynate (WPI) adhesive to provide theoretical instruction for practical production of Larch glued laminated timber with WPI adhesive. Design/methodology/approach...

...W. Wang; X. Zhang; F. Li; C. Qi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop an environmental adhesive from defatted rice bran (RB) to increase its economic value and provide environmentally friendly products for the wood industry. Design/methodology/approach The powder was mixed with water...

...F. Li; X.P. Li; W.H. Wang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate an adhesive prepared from soy flour (SF) modified with urea, citric acid and boric acid as an environmentally friendly product for the wood industry. Design/methodology/approach Urea solution was prepared at 30°C...

...Jianlong Yuan; Zhenhua Gao; Xiang‐Ming Wang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effect of different amounts of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) introduced during the resin synthesis on the properties of bark‐phenol‐formaldehyde (BPF) adhesives aims at achieving a balance between storage...