Grantee Research Project Results
Mill Trials of a Novel Formaldehyde-Free Soy-Based Wood Adhesive for Making Plywood
EPA Contract Number: EPD10033Title: Mill Trials of a Novel Formaldehyde-Free Soy-Based Wood Adhesive for Making Plywood
Investigators: Geng, Yu
Small Business: Lao K LLC
EPA Contact: Richards, April
Phase: I
Project Period: March 1, 2010 through August 31, 2010
Project Amount: $69,975
RFA: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Phase I (2010) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: SBIR - Green Buildings , Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Description:
Interior wood composite panels are widely used for furniture, bookshelves, kitchen cabinets, and flooring, and are predominately made with carcinogenic urea-formaldehyde (UF) resin. A new formaldehyde-free, environmentally friendly wood adhesive that mainly consists of abundant, renewable and readily available soybean flour and a novel curing agent have been developed in a laboratory. The novel curing agent is derived from renewable glycerol. The overall goal of this project is to investigate if a large quantity of this novel curing agent can be produced in a pilot-scale reactor and if this new soy-based adhesive can be used for the production of plywood in a commercial plywood production plant. If this project is successful, the new adhesive is expected to be highly environmentally friendly, based on 1005 renewable materials, and cost-competitive to all competitive wood adhesives on the market. The results of this project will provide a solid foundation for full-scale production of this new adhesive in the near future. This project addresses the program priority: “A. Green Building Materials and Systems.”
Supplemental Keywords:
small business, SBIR, EPA, green buildings, plywood, wood adhesive, soy-based adhesive, renewable materials, wood adhesives, formaldehyde, formaldehyde-free adhesive, plywood production, sustainable,Progress and Final Reports:
SBIR Phase II:
Commercialization of a Formaldehyde-free Soy-based Adhesive for Production of Plywood | Final ReportThe perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoints of the principal investigator and may not represent the views and policies of ORD and EPA. Conclusions drawn by the principal investigators have not been reviewed by the Agency.