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Formaldehyde-Free Wood Composites from Soybean Protein Adhesive

Richard C. Ferguson, Sharathkumar K. Mendon, James W. Rawlins*, Shelby F. Thames

School of Polymers and High Performance Materials, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, USA

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Journal of Renewable Materials 2014, 2(3), 166-172. https://doi.org/10.7569/JRM.2013.634133

Abstract

Commercial particleboards are currently synthesized by blending wood furnish with formaldehyde-based resins and curing them under a combination of heat and pressure. Particleboards manufactured with urea-formaldehyde resin are known to liberate formaldehyde during their service lives. Formaldehyde’s carcinogenicity has prompted the search for environmentally-friendly resins for wood composite manufacture. Soybean protein-based adhesives have been developed as a renewable and formaldehyde-free replacement for urea-formaldehyde resins. Particleboards processed using the soybean protein adhesive matched or exceeded performance criteria of M-2-grade commercial particleboards when evaluated as per American National Standards Institute (ANSI) specifi cations.

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Ferguson, R.C., Mendon, S.K., Rawlins, J.W., Thames, S.F. (2014). Formaldehyde-free wood composites from soybean protein adhesive. Journal of Renewable Materials, 2(3), 166-172. https://doi.org/10.7569/JRM.2013.634133
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Ferguson RC, Mendon SK, Rawlins JW, Thames SF. Formaldehyde-free wood composites from soybean protein adhesive. J Renew Mater. 2014;2(3):166-172 https://doi.org/10.7569/JRM.2013.634133
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R.C. Ferguson, S.K. Mendon, J.W. Rawlins, and S.F. Thames "Formaldehyde-Free Wood Composites from Soybean Protein Adhesive," J. Renew. Mater., vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 166-172. 2014. https://doi.org/10.7569/JRM.2013.634133



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