Traditional wood-based panels are produced with synthetic, formaldehyde-based
adhesives, commonly made from fossil-derived constituents, such as urea, phenol …

This review presents first, rather succinctly, what are the important points to look out for when
preparing good wood composites, the main types of wood composites manufactured …

Nanomaterials are receiving global attention due to outstanding high effectiveness and
thermal stability, fire retardancy, excellent physical-mechanical properties, good …

Urea-formaldehyde resins (UFs) for adhesives have attracted particular interest among other
thermosetting polymers applied in the broad area of wood panels technology. UFs are the …

The formaldehyde to urea molar ratio (F/U) plays an important role on the properties of urea
formaldehyde (UF) resins and of the medium density fiber board (MDFs) bonded with them …

Notwithstanding the enormous benefits of medium density fiberboard, free formaldehyde
emission and low water resistance are the significant disadvantages to reducing their …

This study describes the in-situ modification of low molar ratio urea–formaldehyde (UF)
resins with cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) to improve the poor performance of resins …

The wettability, bonding strength and flexibility of modified melamine–urea–formaldehyde
resin adhesive with hydroxymethyl lignin (LMUF) were investigated. Moreover, the curing …

Recently, there has been a rapid growth in research and innovation in the synthesis of UF
resins in the wood-based composites area. Much effort has gone into increasing their …

Urea-formaldehyde (UF) resins are primary petroleum-based, increasing their potential
environmental footprint. Identifying additives to reduce the total amount of resin needed …