TY  - EJOU
AU  - Saad, Houda 
AU  - Pizzi, Antonio 
AU  - Charrier, Bertrand 
AU  - Ayed, Naceur 
AU  - Rode, Karsten 
AU  - 
Bouhtoury, Fatima Charrier - El 

TI  - Valorization of Tunisian Pomegranate Peel Tannins in Green  Adhesives Formulation
T2  - Journal of Renewable Materials

PY  - 2015
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
SN  - 2164-6341

AB  - The possible use of Tunisian pomegranate tannins in wood adhesive formulation was studied for the fi rst 
time. Colorimetric tests, Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) 
and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-fl ight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry were used to 
examine pomegranate tannins. Analysis showed that pomegranate peels are rich in hydrolyzable tannins. The 
Stiasny number tests showed the low reactivity of pomegranate tannin extract to formaldehyde and thus the 
diffi culty of using it in wood adhesive formulation. Thermomechanical analysis (TMA) and strength analysis 
of pomegranate tannin/hexamine-based resin showed weak bonding properties.
KW  - Pomegranate tannin
KW  -  wood adhesives
KW  -  NMR
KW  -  FTIR
KW  -  TMA
KW  -  shear strength

DO  - 10.7569/JRM.2014.634130