Bio-based adhesives for the wood industry [Elektronisk resurs] an opportunity for the future?

• This paper reviews the use of some of the new technologies that may be implemented in bio-based adhesives, e.g. carbohydrate polymers, proteins, tannins, lignins, and vegetable oils. In order to take a part of the market share, an adhesive should have low production costs, fulfil the environmental and health standards and give better properties than conventional synthetic adhesives. For large-volume wood products such as chipboard, it is essential to develop adhesives that enable the product to be cost competitive. Bio-based adhesives that are available and affordable for the wood industry suffer from three main problems: low moisture resistance, low reactivity and poor adhesive properties, and in several cases they are expensive compared to synthetic adhesives. 

Ämnesord

Engineering and Technology  (hsv)

Mechanical Engineering  (hsv)

Other Mechanical Engineering  (hsv)

Teknik och teknologier  (hsv)

Maskinteknik  (hsv)

Annan maskinteknik  (hsv)

Träteknik  (ltu)

Wood Technology  (ltu)

Indexterm och SAB-rubrik

Forestry

agricultural sciences and landscape planning - Wood fibre and forest products

Skogs- och jordbruksvetenskap samt landskapsplanering - Träfiber- och virkeslära