A review on citric acid as green modifying agent and binder for wood

SH Lee, P Md Tahir, WC Lum, LP Tan, P Bawon… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Citric acid (CA) can be found naturally in fruits and vegetables, particularly citrus fruit. CA is
widely used in many fields but its usage as a green modifying agent and binder for wood is …

[HTML][HTML] Eco-efficient boards with agro-industrial wastes–Assessment of different adhesives

E Cintura, P Faria, M Duarte, L Nunes - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Laboratory tests were carried out to evaluate the feasibility of producing boards or coating
panels with good hygrothermal performance by using different agro-industrial wastes (grape …

Physical and Mechanical Properties of High-Density Fiberboard Bonded with Bio-Based Adhesives

A Gumowska, G Kowaluk - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
The high demand for wood-based composites generates a greater use of wood adhesives.
The current industrial challenge is to develop modified synthetic adhesives to remove …

Utilization of sweet sorghum bagasse and citric acid for manufacturing of particleboard II: influences of pressing temperature and time on particleboard properties

SS Kusumah, K Umemura, I Guswenrivo… - Journal of Wood …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Development of environmentally friendly particleboard made from sweet sorghum
bagasse and citric acid has recently attracted attention. In this study, we investigated the …

Bio-wastes as aggregates for eco-efficient boards and panels: screening tests of physical properties and bio-susceptibility

E Cintura, P Faria, M Duarte, L Nunes - Infrastructures, 2022 - mdpi.com
Screening tests were developed or adapted from RILEM recommendations, standards and
past studies, and carried out to characterize some agro-industrial wastes and to assess their …

Physico-mechanical and biological durability of citric acid-bonded rubberwood particleboard

Z Huaxu, LS Hua, PM Tahir, Z Ashaari, SSAO Al-Edrus… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study investigated the effects of different citric acid content on the physico-mechanical
and biological durability of rubberwood particleboard. Particleboards with density of 700 …

Resistance of particleboards produced with ligno-cellulosic agro-industrial wastes to fungi and termites

FG Gonçalves, JB Paes, YM Lopez… - International …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the resistance of medium density particleboard (MDP) made
with ligno-cellulosic agro-industrial wastes to Brunneoporus malicola (≈ Gleophyllum …

Mg2+-Ca2+ chelating citric acid crosslinked gelatin, a bone adhesive composed of hydroxyapatite and calcined dolomite: Physicochemical characteristics and in-vitro …

MN Hu, GY Wang, CL Liu, T Roy, CH Zhou - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydroxyapatite-based bone adhesives have strong bond strength and good adsorbability,
however, they also have some disadvantages such as poor mechanical strength, fast curing …

Optimization and practical application of cottonseed meal-based wood adhesive formulations for small wood item bonding

Z He, HN Cheng, KT Klasson, C Ford… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The interest in biobased wood adhesives has steadily increased in recent years. Our
previous studies have shown that water-washed cottonseed meal (WCSM) could be used as …

Resistance of wood plastic composite produced by compression to termites Nasutitermes corniger (Motsch.) and Cryptotermes brevis (Walker)

YM Lopez, FG Gonçalves, JB Paes, D Gustave… - International …, 2020 - Elsevier
The resistance of wood plastic composite was evaluated for the xylophagous termites
Nasutitermes corniger and Cryptotermes brevis. The panels were produced by compression …