Wood Adhesives

Part 1. Fundamental Adhesion Aspects in Wood Bonding. Natural Lignans as Adhesives for Cellulose. Evaluation of Some Synthetic Oligolignols as Adhesives. Modification of Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) and Black Spruce (Picea mariana) Wood Surfaces in a Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) at Atmospheric Pressure. Determination of the Microstructure of an Adhesive-Bonded Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) using 3-D Sub-micrometer Computer Tomography. Influence of the Degree of Condensation on the Radial Penetration of Urea-Formaldehyde Adhesives into Silver Fir (Abies alba, Mill) Wood Tissue. Radial Penetration of Urea-Formaldehyde Adhesive Resins into Beech (Fagus Moesiaca). A Flexible Adhesive Layer to Strengthen Glulam Beams. Properties Enhancement of Oil Palm Plywood through Veneer Pretreatment with Low Molecular Weight Phenol-Formaldehyde Resin. . Reaction Mechanism of Hydroxymethylated Resorcinol Adhesion Promoter in Polyurethane Adhesives for Wood Bonding. Part 2. Synthetic Adhesives. . Optimization of the Synthesis of Urea-Formaldehyde Resins using Response Surface Methodology. Characterization of Urea-Formaldehyde Resins by GPC/SEC and HPLC Techniques. Formaldehyde-Free Dimethoxyethanal-Derived Resins for Wood-Based Panels. Melamine-Formaldehyde Resins without Urea for Wood Panels. Bonding of Heat-Treated Spruce with Phenol-Formaldehyde Adhesive. Influence of Nanoclay on Phenol-Formaldehyde and Phenol-Urea-Formaldehyde Resins for Wood Adhesives. Emulsion Polymer Isocyanates as Wood Adhesive. Adhesives for On-Site Rehabilitation of Timber Structures. Part 3. Environment-Friendly Adhesives. Thermal Characterization of Kraft Lignin Phenol-Formaldehyde Resin for Paper Impregnation. Acacia mangium Tannin as Formaldehyde Scavenger for Low Molecular Weight Phenol-Formaldehyde Resin in Bonding Tropical Plywood. Synthesis of Modified Poly(vinyl acetate) Adhesives. Acrylated Epoxidized Soy Oil as an Alternative to Urea-Formaldehyde in Making