A Search for Better Particle Board Adhesives

Urea-formaldehyde resin normally used in particleboard does not resist the combination of heat and moisture. To date, the most durable particleboards have been obtained with phenolic resins. Fundamentally, two types of failure are assumed to occur in the adhesive bond between wood particles: the failure in the interfacial adhesion between the wood and adhesive, and failure of cohesion within the resin. Light microscopy indicates that the resin distribution for most particleboard processes is not continuous.

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