Journal
POLYMERS
Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym14010094
Keywords
urea formaldehyde adhesive; free formaldehyde; formaldehyde release; reduction; copper (II) sulfate; mechanical properties
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University)
- Ministry of Education, China
- Major Science and Technology Projects in Guangxi [AA18118044, AA17204067]
- NSF of China [21861004, 31360158]
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The effects of copper (II) sulfate on the formaldehyde release and mechanical properties of urea formaldehyde adhesive were investigated. It was found that the addition of 3% copper (II) sulfate can significantly reduce the free formaldehyde content in the adhesive and decrease the formaldehyde release from plywood, while improving the bonding strength.
The purpose of this work is to investigate the effects of copper (II) sulfate on the formaldehyde release and the mechanical properties of urea formaldehyde (UF) adhesive. Copper (II) sulfate has been used as a formaldehyde scavenger in UF resin, and its effects on the physical and chemical properties of UF adhesive have been studied. Moreover, the mechanical properties and formaldehyde release of plywood prepared with modified UF resin have been determined. The UF resin has been characterized by Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). FTIR spectra showed that the addition of copper (II) sulfate to the UF resin does not affect the IR absorptions of its functional groups, implying that the structure of UF is not modified. Further results showed that the free formaldehyde content of the UF resin incorporating 3% copper (II) sulfate was 0.13 wt.%, around 71% lower than that of the untreated control UF adhesive. With a copper (II) sulfate content of 3%, the formaldehyde release from treated plywood was 0.74 mg center dot L-1, around 50% lower than that from the control UF adhesive, and the bonding strength reached 1.73 MPa, around 43% higher than that of the control.
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