Formaldehyde Use and Alternative Biobased Binders for Particleboard Formulation: A Review

Formaldehyde-based resins are conventionally used as a binder in formulation of particleboard. Epidemiologic studies have shown that formaldehyde is carcinogenic. Efforts to reduce the health hazard effects of the fomaldehyde-based resin in the particleboard formulation have included use of scavenge...

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Main Authors: Stephen Warui Kariuki, Jackson Wachira, Millien Kawira, Genson Murithi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5256897