Issue 61, 2017

Development of sustainable bio-adhesives for engineered wood panels – A Review

Abstract

Changes in both formaldehyde legislations and voluntary requirements (e.g. Germany RAL) are currently the driving factors behind research on alternatives to amino-based adhesives; moreover, consumer interest in healthy and sustainable products is increasing in bio-based adhesives. Sources of formaldehyde emissions in wood-based panels as well as different emission test methods have been discussed, and the main focus of this review is on the research conducted on sustainable bio-based adhesive systems for wood panels. Lignin, tannin, protein, and starch have been evaluated as both raw materials and adhesive alternatives to existing amino-based thermosetting adhesives. Adhesion improving modifications of these bio-based raw materials as well as the available and experimental crosslinkers have also been taken into account.

Graphical abstract: Development of sustainable bio-adhesives for engineered wood panels – A Review

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
13 6 2017
Accepted
22 7 2017
First published
07 8 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2017,7, 38604-38630

Development of sustainable bio-adhesives for engineered wood panels – A Review

V. Hemmilä, S. Adamopoulos, O. Karlsson and A. Kumar, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 38604 DOI: 10.1039/C7RA06598A

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