Abstract

The addition of green tea leaves fractions < 0.315 mm as afiller to urea-formaldehyde resin to reduction of emission of formaldehyde from three-layer birch plywood was investigated. Moreover, other properties such as bonding quality and water resistance of plywood were investigated. It was found that green tea had an ability to absorb formaldehyde. This phenomenon was caused by phenolic compounds contained in green tea leaves. The addition of green tea in the amount of 20% and 25% resulted in a decrease in formaldehyde emission fromplywood comparing to the reference sample. Thebonding quality test showed that the addition of tea leaves as a filler did not affect thestrength properties of the tested bond lines.

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