Adhesives and Finishes for Wood

1. Introduction to polymers, wood adhesives, and wood finishes
2. Principles of polymer chemistry for wood adhesives and finishes
3. Thermosetting and thermoplastic wood adhesives and practices
4. Principles of thermosetting and thermoplastic wood adhesives
5. UF and MUF wood adhesive resins (manufacturing and resin chemistry)
6. UF and MUF wood adhesive resins (curing)
7. Particleboard, MDF, and hardwood plywood bonding with UF resins
8. PF novolac wood adhesive resins (manufacturing and chemistry)
9. PF resole wood adhesive resins (manufacturing and chemistry)
10. PRF novolac wood adhesive resins and lumber lamination
11. PF resin-based softwood wood adhesives and manufacturing
12. Isocyanate resins for wood adhesives and coatings
13. OSB manufacturing with PF/isocyanate wood adhesive resins
14. Polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) emulsion wood adhesives
15. Trouble shooting in wood bonding with PVAc resin adhesives
16. Hot-melt and other specialty wood adhesives
17. Casein, soybean flour, animal blood, and lignin wood adhesives
18. Theory and practices of adhesive bonding for wood
19. Mechanisms of adhesive bonding for wood
20. Evaluation of wood adhesive bonds, quality control, and durability
21. Introduction to coatings technology for wood ? part 1
22. Introduction to coatings technology for wood ? part 2
23. Industrial coating application processes
24. Advanced reading materials for UF wood adhesive resins
25. Advanced reading materials for 6-12% melamine-modified UMF wood adhesive resins
26. Advanced reading materials for 2.5-5.0% melamine UMF wood adhesive resins
27. Diethylene tricarbamide-formaldehyde (DF) wood adhesive resins
28. Advanced reading materials for phenol-formaldehyde wood adhesive resins