Polymeric Materials for Wood Adhesives: Preparation and Characterization
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Analysis and Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2024) | Viewed by 1919
Special Issue Editor
Interests: wood surface treatment; wood interface chemistry; wood modification; coatings; wood adhesives; wood composites
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Dear Colleagues,
Adhesives are one of the most important raw materials used in production in the wood industry, as they determine the properties of the glued products. At present, the most widely used industrial wood adhesives are synthetic resins, such as urea formaldehyde, phenol formaldehyde, melamine formaldehyde, polyurethanes and so on, which have a large usage that accounts for more than 90% of the wood adhesive market volume due to their excellent bonding properties and price advantages. However, it cannot be denied that the raw material sources of these resins are usually derived from non-renewable and non-eco-friendly petrochemical products; also, many of them are toxic and harmful to human health or the environment. Therefore, the reduction in toxicity in these synthetic resin adhesives is very meaningful, and will also attract the attention of many people. Furthermore, developing new wood adhesives from biomass raw materials (tannin, lignin, protein, starch, etc.) is also an important research direction, and which has been the hottest research topic in the field of wood adhesives in the past ten years. Additionally, many outstanding research results already have been reported; thus, it is inevitable that they will have good industrial applications in the near future.
This Special Issue aims to investigate the synthesis, processing, modification, characterization and applications of synthetic resins and bio-based wood adhesives. Both original contributions and comprehensive reviews are welcome. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Modification, characterization and applications of synthetic resin wood adhesives;
- Synthesis of bio-based wood adhesives;
- Modification of bio-based wood adhesives;
- Processing and performance of adhesives;
- Analysis of wood adhesives;
- Innovative applications of synthetic resins and bio-based adhesives;
- Interface chemistry of wood bonding;
- Preparation reaction mechanism of wood adhesives;
Dr. Xuedong Xi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- wood adhesives
- synthetic resins
- toxicity reduction
- biomass raw materials
- bio-based wood adhesives
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