Improving UF particleboard adhesives water resistance by small albumin and sunflower oil additions

The addition of small amounts of albumin solution to urea-formaldehyde (UF) resins improves markedly the UF bond line water resistance. It was shown that already an addition of 2 % (by mass) of egg albumin and sunflower oil to the UF resin improves the durability of particleboards in water.