Richard C. Ferguson, Sharathkumar K. Mendon, James W. Rawlins*, Shelby F. Thames
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.2, No.3, pp. 166-172, 2014, DOI: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. More >
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