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Effect of addition of microfibrillated cellulose to urea-formaldehyde on selected adhesive characteristics and distribution in particle board

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Several studies demonstrate that the addition of microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) to urea-formaldehyde (UF) wood adhesive improves the mechanical bond strength of wood particle board. In order to elucidate potential underlying mechanisms, the distribution of unmodified UF as well as MFC-modified UF (UF-MFC) in particle board was studied by means of light microscopy. The viscosity and cure characteristic of the adhesive systems were also characterised. UF-MFC showed high viscosity and shear thinning compared to UF. Both chemical and mechanical cure of adhesive were delayed in the presence of MFC. In UF-MFC, the size distribution of adhesive particles shifts towards larger particles compared to UF. More adhesive is directly available for adhesive bonding, and a larger part of the wood is covered with adhesive. This may be the cause for the better mechanical performance of particle board bonded with UF-MFC compared to UF.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support by the Austrian Comet program (Competence Centre for Wood Composites and Wood Chemistry, Wood K Plus, Austria). They would also like to thank Metadynea (Metadynea Austria GmbH) for providing adhesives.

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  1. Wood K Plus, Competence Centre for Wood Composites and Wood Chemistry, Altenberger Str. 69, 4040, Linz, Austria

    Eike Mahrdt, Stefan Pinkl & Hendrikus W. G. van Herwijnen

  2. Department of Material Sciences and Process Engineering, Institute of Wood Technology and Renewable Materials, BOKU – University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Tulln, Austria

    Clemens Schmidberger, Stefan Veigel & Wolfgang Gindl-Altmutter

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Mahrdt, E., Pinkl, S., Schmidberger, C. et al. Effect of addition of microfibrillated cellulose to urea-formaldehyde on selected adhesive characteristics and distribution in particle board. Cellulose 23, 571–580 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-015-0818-5

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