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Low‐volatility acetals to upgrade the performance of melamine–urea–formaldehyde wood adhesive resins
Author(s) -
Zanetti M.,
Pizzi A.,
Faucher P.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.13682
Subject(s) - acetal , melamine , adhesive , formaldehyde , urea formaldehyde , urea , upgrade , boiling point , volatility (finance) , chemistry , curing (chemistry) , pulp and paper industry , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , materials science , polymer science , composite material , computer science , mathematics , engineering , layer (electronics) , operating system , econometrics
1,1,2,2‐Tetramethoxyethane (TME), a high boiling point acetal derived from glyoxol, lhas been shown to upgrade the performance of melamine‐urea‐formaldehyde (MUF) and some UF resins used for wood adhesives. This affords the possibility of decreasing the percentage of resin used in the preparation of wood panels without volatilizing the TME acetal used.