Over the last 50 years, the use of wood adhesives in the manufacturing of wood-based
panel goods has increased the efficiency of wood resources. Wood adhesives are becoming …

Abstracts Tannins are found in most of the species throughout the plant kingdom, where
their functions are to protect the plant against predation and might help in regulating the …

Tannins are natural phenolic compounds that are widespread and almost ubiquitous in the
vegetal world. They can be found in fruit, wood and bark of trees, and many types of wild …

Tannins as herbal extracts are a good alternative for green chemistry. They are found
aplenty in some plant species and can be extracted by simple methods. The tannins main …

The use of vanillin as a building block for the chemical industry is discussed in this article.
Vanillin is currently one of the only molecular phenolic compounds manufactured on an …

The origin of tannins, their historical evolution, their different types, and their applications are
described. Old and established applications are described, as well as the future applications …

Tannins are polyphenolic compounds naturally found in vegetables. Their presence in
nature has prompted their historical use in many different ways. The revision of their …

Phenol–formaldehyde (PF) resin continues to dominate the resin industry more than 100
years after its first synthesis. Its versatile properties such as thermal stability, chemical …

Due to their high reactivity, chemical versatility and economic competitiveness,
formaldehyde-based poly-condensation adhesives are used in huge amounts-in 2010 in the …

Ellagitannins (ETs), characterized by their diversity and chemical complexity, belong to the
class of hydrolysable tannins that, via hydrolysis under acidic or alkaline conditions, can …