This research directly impacts housing manufacturing by introducing biobased adhesives made of lignin, a renewable resource, instead of petroleum-based phenol.
When compared to commercial petroleum-based adhesives, the plywood made of lignin-based adhesives exhibited similar shear strength under both wet and dry conditions.
Researchers work has opened up an opportunity for the waste generated through bioethanol processes to create adhesives for engineered wood products.
Mojgan Nejad, MSU forestry
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