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Chemistry and Industry of Forest Products ›› 2016, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (1): 99-104.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-2417.2016.01.014

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Reduction of Free Formaldehyde Emission from Urea-formaldehyde Resin Adhesive by Use of Modified Nanocrystalline Cellulose

ZHANG Hao1, PU Jun-wen2, HONG Liang1, ZHU Ming1   

  1. 1. Department of Material and Chemical Engineering, Henan Institute of Engineering, Zhengzhou 450000, China;
    2. College of Material Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
  • Received:2014-12-24 Online:2016-02-25 Published:2016-03-18

Abstract: In this study, a modified nanocrystalline cellulose (M-NCC) was used to reduce the free formaldehyde emission from urea-formaldehyde resin adhesive.M-NCC was prepared by a procedure that Russian larch pulp was hydrolyzed by acid, followed by the modification of 3-(2-aminoethyl)-aminopropylmethyldimethoxysilane (MCPS).The effects of M-NCC on the emission of free formaldehyde from urea-formaldehyde resin adhesive were analyzed.The results indicated that from the TEM images, the length of the nanocrystalline cellulase (NCC) particles prepared by acid hydrolysis was 100-200 nm, and the diameter was 20-30 nm.Compared with the original cellulose, the crystallinity degree of NCC was improved by 41.1%.The wetting property of M-NCC was enhanced by the graft of MCPS.The contact angle between M-NCC and urea-formaldehyde resin adhesive was decreased by 32.7% when the grafting ratio was 27.2%.The SEM images showed that the disperse state of M-NCC particles under low concentrations was improved significantly and the dispersity of nano-partides decreased obviously as the M-NCC was 2%.Free formaldehyde was absorbed by the M-NCC and 1.5% M-NCC led to a 50.9% decline of the emission of free formaldehyde.

Key words: nanocrystalline cellulose, modification, urea-formaldehyde resin, free formaldehyde

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