Table of Content

Open Access iconOpen Access

ARTICLE

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

* Corresponding Author: email

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.

Keywords

Protein, biobased, green chemistry, wood composites, adhesive, soybean, renewable

Cite This Article

APA Style
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
Vancouver Style
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
IEEE Style
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



cc Copyright © 2014 The Author(s). Published by Tech Science Press.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
  • 1087

    View

  • 591

    Download

  • 0

    Like

Share Link