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Enhanced bonding of acetylated wood with an MUF-based adhesive and a resorcinol-formaldehyde-based primer

  • Andreas Treu EMAIL logo , Ronny Bredesen and Ferry Bongers
Published/Copyright: October 25, 2019
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Abstract

Acetylated wood is a durable and dimensionally stable product with many potential applications in exterior timber structures. Research has shown that acetylated wood can be effectively bonded by various adhesive types. However, one of the most commonly used adhesives for timber constructions, melamine urea formaldehyde (MUF), shows poor performance in combination with acetylated wood in delamination tests based on cyclic wetting and drying. The hydrophobic acetylated wood surface leads to reduced adhesion due to poorer adhesive wetting and fewer chemical bonds between the resin and the wood polymers. The use of a resorcinol-formaldehyde (RF)-based primer on the acetylated wood surface prior to the application of MUF leads to positive gluing results with both acetylated radiata pine and beech, providing significantly improved resistance to delamination. Radial penetration of the primer and MUF in acetylated wood shows higher penetration compared with untreated wood. In addition, a phenol resorcinol-formaldehyde adhesive system showed high resistance against delamination and can be used for gluing of acetylated wood.

Award Identifier / Grant number: 244272/E50

Funding statement: Norwegian Research Council, Funder Id: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100005416, Grant Number: 244272/E50

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Employment or leadership: None declared.

  3. Honorarium: None declared.

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Received: 2019-02-27
Accepted: 2019-09-03
Published Online: 2019-10-25
Published in Print: 2020-03-26

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