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Locust bean gum as an adhesive for wood particleboards
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Fibre- and Polymer Technology, Coating Technology. KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Centres, Wallenberg Wood Science Center.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4831-006x
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Fibre- and Polymer Technology, Coating Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4511-1893
Stora Enso, Biomaterials Innovation Center, Fannys väg 1, SE-131 54 Nacka, Sweden, Fannys väg 1.
Stora Enso, Biomaterials Innovation Center, Fannys väg 1, SE-131 54 Nacka, Sweden, Fannys väg 1.
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2024 (English)In: Industrial crops and products (Print), ISSN 0926-6690, E-ISSN 1872-633X, Vol. 208, p. 117841-, article id 117841Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Locust bean gum, derived from the carob tree, was evaluated as a biobased adhesive in particleboard manufacturing, investigating the effect of adhesive amount, mat moisture content, and process parameters such as temperature and time. Single-layer particleboards prepared with locust bean gum showed that effective hydration of the polymer chains is necessary to achieve satisfactory interactions with wood and thus yield a sufficient particleboard strength. A mat moisture content below 30 % resulted in weak particleboards, which easily broke immediately after pressing. With increasing mat moisture content, while keeping the adhesive amount constant, the internal bond strength was increased. Moreover, with constant mat moisture contents (40 %), the internal bond strength increased when the adhesive amount was increased, even though not proportionally. With an increase from 9 % to 18 % adhesive, the internal bond strength was increased by more than 100 %. However, with a further increase in adhesive content from 18 % to 36 %, the increase in internal bond strength was statistically insignificant. Even with high mat moisture contents (35–45 %), larger lab-scale particleboards had internal bond strength that fulfilled standard requirements for P2 boards, commonly used for furniture in dry conditions (SS EN 312), when the pressing time was long enough (75 s/mm) to allow for water and vapors to be removed before releasing the pressure. Using biopolymers as adhesives, without extensive chemical modification and hazardous crosslinkers, could lead to a more benign and sustainable particleboard production. Since the chemistry and setting/curing processes of biopolymer-based adhesives differ from those of the fossil-based adhesives used today, increased understanding of how production parameters affect the properties of the particleboards prepared with biopolymers may pave the way for their better utilization in this field.

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Elsevier BV , 2024. Vol. 208, p. 117841-, article id 117841
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Internal bond, Locust bean gum, Particleboards, Polysaccharide, Strength, Water resistance, Wood adhesive
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Wood Science Polymer Technologies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-341449DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.117841ISI: 001128539100001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85178447036OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-341449DiVA, id: diva2:1825842
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Available from: 2024-01-10 Created: 2024-01-10 Last updated: 2024-01-15Bibliographically approved

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Todorovic, TijanaDemircan, DenizMalmström, EvaFogelström, Linda

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