Biobased Adhesives for Composite Materials

Dear Colleagues,

Biobased composites are one of the most studied materials worldwide, especially in the wood-derived materials industry. For such materials, the most common adhesives used are formaldehyde-based, comprehensive urea–formaldehyde (UF) resins, phenol–formaldehyde (PF) resins, and melamine urea–formaldehyde (MUF) resins, among others, representing one of the most critical consumers of formaldehyde worldwide and almost the totality of wood-based boards. Applied research is one of the main actors involved in transforming the current industry into a formaldehyde-free wood panel industry, which can be addressed by using biobased adhesives to partially or entirely substitute the use of formaldehyde and its derivatives as bonding agents in wood-based panels.

You are kindly invited to contribute interdisciplinary and original research articles and review articles focused on developing partially or totally formaldehyde-free adhesives, with a particular aim in biobased adhesives. Potential topics include but are not limited to the use of alternative phenolic compounds (lignins, tannins), the use of additives of renewable origin (lignocellulosic biomass, blue biomass, biobased polymers), as well as the development of techniques to analyze and validate the performance of such materials.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Molecules.

Dr. Eduardo Robles
Prof. Bertrand Charrier
Dr. Grzegorz Kowaluk
Guest Editors

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