Abstract
The effect of carbon black from Mao bamboo (MBCB) as a reinforcing agent in melamine urea formaldehyde (MUF) resin wood adhesive is evaluated in this work. The incorporation of MBCB improved the adhesion strength and decreased the heat resistance of adhesive and the formaldehyde emission from plywood. Compared with MUF resin filled with flour, the wet bonding strength of that filled with MBCB was increased by 22.02% (from 1.68 to 2.05 MPa), and the formaldehyde emission was decreased by 21.24% (from 1.158 to 0.912 mg·L−1). Unfortunately, with the increase in the substitution ratio of MBCB to flour, the pre-pressing performance of wood adhesives was reduced. The enthalpy was increased from 24.25 to 25.27 J·g−1. It is suggested that MBCB participated in the curing process of MUF resin, which makes the curing reaction of MUF resin easier. Overall, these findings offer new insights into exploiting the utilization of carbon black in wood adhesives.
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