Biopolymers in wood-based materials – a recent review

Gumowska, Aneta; Kowaluk, Grzegorz

doi:10.5604/01.3001.0014.3678

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“…Economically, petroleum is increasingly seen as a risky supply source due to the unpredictability of the petrochemical industry, which may lead to a sudden increase in the price of the material, reflected in the production costs of the adhesive. Environmentally, fossil-based products influence the health of living species and contribute to air, soil, and water pollution [ 9 , 11 , 12 , 13 ]. Therefore, an increased requirement of industries and manufacturers to produce and use bio-based adhesives obtained from different natural resources is observed, aiming to decrease the harmful effects of fossil-based petroleum products.…”

Section: Bio-adhesivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainable Development Approaches through Wooden Adhesive Joints Design

et al. 2022

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Over recent decades, the need to comply with environmental standards has become a concern in many industrial sectors. As a result, manufacturers have increased their use of eco-friendly, recycled, recyclable, and, overall, more sustainable materials and industrial techniques. One technique highly dependent on petroleum-based products, and at the edge of a paradigm change, is adhesive bonding. Adhesive bonding is often used to join composite materials and depends upon an adhesive to achieve the connection. However, the matrices of the composite materials and the adhesives used, as well as, in some cases, the composite fibres, are manufactured from petrochemical products. Efforts to use natural composites and adhesives are therefore ongoing. One composite that has proven to be promising is wood due to its high strength and stiffness (particularly when it is densified), formability, and durability. However, wood must be very carefully characterised since its properties can be variable, depending on the slope of the grains, irregularities (such as knots, shakes, or splits), and on the location and climate of each individual tree. Therefore, in addition to neat wood, wood composites may also be a promising option to increase sustainability, with more predictable properties. To bond wood or wooden composite substrates, bio-adhesives can be considered. These adhesives are now formulated with increasingly enhanced mechanical properties and are becoming promising alternatives at the structural application level. In this paper, wooden adhesive joints are surveyed considering bio-adhesives and wood-based substrates, taking into consideration the recent approaches to improve these base materials, accurately characterise them, and implement them in adhesive joints.

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