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Chemistry and Industry of Forest Products ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (4): 75-80.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-2417.2022.04.011

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Application Performance Comparison of Lignin-based Phenolic Resin with High Phenol Substitution Rate in Plywood

Hui ZHAO, Yanru XU, Hao REN()   

  1. College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
  • Received:2021-05-25 Online:2022-08-28 Published:2022-09-01
  • Contact: Hao REN E-mail:renhao@njfu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Lignin-based phenolic resin(LPF)with high phenol substitution rate(≥70%) were synthesized based on alkali lignin(UL)from black liquor of kraft pulping of spruce, or based on demethylated lignin(DUL) and hydroxymethylated lignin(HUL) obtained from the modification of UL. The effects of the hydroxyl content of three types of lignin on the adhesive strength and free formaldehyde content of LPF adhesives were compared and analyzed in this paper. The results of structure analysis of lignin showed that the hydroxyl ratios of DUL and HUL increased by 26.41% and 72.35%, respectively, while compared to raw UL. UL, DUL and HUL were separately used to replace phenol for the preparation of LPF that were applied in the bonding experiment of poplar veneer. The experimental results showed that demethylation of UL could further improve the heat-resistant water-based bonding strength((σHWT). At 30% lignin substitution rate, DUL showed the largest σHWT of 1.09 MPa, which was 39.39% higher than PF(0.78 MPa). The replacement rate of lignin increased from 30% to 70%. Meanwhile, the content of free formaldehyde in plywood decreased from 0.33 mg/L to 0.29 mg/L, which was still less than the requirement of national standard GB 9846.2—2004(< 0.5 mg/L). The bonding strength of LPF prepared from HUL was significantly improved after modification of UL by hydroxymethylation. At 30% lignin replacement rate, the dry bonding strength(σdry) and wet bonding strength(σWST) were 2.55 MPa and 1.99 MPa which increased by 79.02% and 135.31% respectively, while compared those with PF(1.43 MPa and 0.84 MPa).

Key words: lignin, lignin modification, bonding strength, free formaldehyde content

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