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http://dx.doi.org/10.5658/WOOD.2010.38.2.117

Adhesion Properties of Urea-Melamine-Formaldehyde (UMF) Resin with Different Molar Ratios in Bonding High and Low Moisture Content Veneers

Xu, Guang-Zhu (Department of Forest Products & Biotechnology, College of Forest Science, Kookmin University)
Eom, Young-Geun (Department of Forest Products & Biotechnology, College of Forest Science, Kookmin University)
Lim, Dong-Hyuk (Lab. of Adhesion & Bio-Composites, Program in Environmental Materials Science, Seoul National University)
Lee, Byoung-Ho (Lab. of Adhesion & Bio-Composites, Program in Environmental Materials Science, Seoul National University)
Kim, Hyun-Joong (Lab. of Adhesion & Bio-Composites, Program in Environmental Materials Science, Seoul National University)

Publication Information

Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology / v.38, no.2, 2010 , pp. 117-123 More about this Journal

Abstract

The objective of this research was executed to investigate the effect of molar ratio of formaldehyde to urea and melamine (F/(U+M)) of urea-melamine-formaldehyde (UMF) resin on bonding high and low moisture content veneers. For that purpose, UMF resin types with 5 different F/(U+M) molar ratios (1.45, 1.65, 1.85, 2.05, and 2.25) synthesized were used in present study. First, their curing behavior was evaluated by differential scanning calorimetry. Second, their adhesion performance in bonding high and low moisture content veneers was evaluated by probe tack and dry and wet shear strength tests. Curing temperature and reaction enthalpy decreased with the increase of F/(U+M) molar ratio. And the dry and wet shear strengthsof plywood manufactured from low moisture content veneers were higher than thoseof plywood manufactured from high moisture content veneers. Also, the maximum initial tack force on the low moisture content veneer was higher than that on the high moisture content veneer.

Keywords

urea-melamine-formaldehyde resin; adhesion performance; moisture content; veneer;

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