scholarly journals Comparative Adhesive Bonding of Wood Chemically Modified with Either Acetic Anhydride or Butylene Oxide

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 546
Author(s):  
Charles R. Frihart ◽  
Rishawn Brandon ◽  
Rebecca E. Ibach ◽  
Christopher G. Hunt ◽  
Wolfgang Gindl-Altmutter

Determining adhesive bond performance for chemically modified wood is important not only for its commercial utility but also for understanding wood bond durability. Bulking modifications occupy space inside the cell wall, limiting the space available for water. We used two bulking modifications on yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera L.): acetylation (Ac), which bulks and converts a wood hydroxyl group to an ester, while butylene oxide (BO) also bulks the wood but preserves a hydroxyl group. Both result in lower water uptake; however, the loss of the hydroxyl group with Ac reduces the wood’s ability to form hydrogen and other polar bonds with the adhesives. On the other hand, the BO reaction replaces a hydroxyl group with another one along a hydrocarbon chain; thus, this product may not be harder to bond than the unmodified wood. We investigated how these chemical modifications of wood affect bond performance with four adhesives: resorcinol-formaldehyde (RF), melamine-formaldehyde (MF), emulsion polymer isocyanate (EPI), and epoxy. The ASTM D 905 bond shear strength for both dry and wet samples showed that the BO results were quite similar to the unmodified wood, but the MF and EPI performed poorly on Ac-modified wood, in contrast to the results with RF and epoxy.

Holzforschung ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 58 (5) ◽  
pp. 519-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Cristina Timar ◽  
Kevin Maher ◽  
Mark Irle ◽  
Maria Daniela Mihai

Abstract Chemically modified wood composites were obtained via the compression moulding of thermoplasticised Aspen (Populus tremula) sawdust. This sawdust was previously prepared by esterification with maleic anhydride (MA) and subsequent oligoesterification with maleic anhydride and glycidyl methacrylate (GMA). The thermoplastic properties of the chemically modified wood resulting from different modification procedures were confirmed and compared by compression-moulding experiments leading to preliminary and final products. An SEM study of the resulting products clearly showed that the oligoesterified wood had partially melted under pressure and temperature, such that the overlapping and surface melting of particles ensured adhesive bonding between those particles. A new type of wood/thermoplastic-wood composite was obtained. In these composites, the melted part of the modified wood plays the role of the cohesive matrix whilst none-melted wood remains as a fibrous reinforcing material. FTIR spectra suggested that changes in the chemical structure of the modified wood are possible during the thermal forming process (e.g. polymerisation of C=C double bonds). The final composites were yellowish-brown, glossy, plastic-like products that showed interesting physical, mechanical and biological properties. They are water-resistant and dimensionally stable and display good electrical insulating behaviour. Their mechanical properties (bending strength of ca. 64 MPa and tensile strength of ca. 36 MPa) are in the typical range for plastics and conventional wood-fibre/plastic composites, and are superior to common wood products such as fibreboards and particleboards. Furthermore, the outstandingly high internal bond (ca. 3.0 MPa) highlights the totally different adhesion mechanism operating in these new types of composites. Although the novel composites are much more resistant to decay than the original unmodified wood, they remain ultimately biodegradable plastic-like composites.


Holzforschung ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukas Emmerich ◽  
Maja Bleckmann ◽  
Sarah Strohbusch ◽  
Christian Brischke ◽  
Susanne Bollmus ◽  
...  

Abstract Chemical wood modification has been used to modify wood and improve its decay resistance. However, the mode of protective action is still not fully understood. Occasionally, outdoor products made from chemically modified timber (CMT) show internal decay while their outer shell remains intact. Hence, it was hypothesized that wood decay fungi may grow through CMT without losing their capability to degrade non-modified wood. This study aimed at developing a laboratory test set-up to investigate (1) whether decay fungi grow through CMT and (2) retain their ability to degrade non-modified wood. Acetylated and 1,3-dimethylol-4,5-dihydroxyethyleneurea (DMDHEU) treated wood were used in decay tests with modified ‘mantle specimens’ and untreated ‘core dowels’. It became evident that white rot (Trametes versicolor), brown rot (Coniophora puteana) and soft rot fungi can grow through CMT without losing their ability to degrade untreated wood. Consequently, full volume impregnation of wood with the modifying agent is required to achieve complete protection of wooden products. In decay tests with DMDHEU treated specimens, significant amounts of apparently non-fixated DMDHEU were translocated from modified mantle specimens to untreated wood cores. A diffusion-driven transport of nitrogen and DMDHEU seemed to be responsible for mass translocation during decay testing.


Holzforschung ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 69 (5) ◽  
pp. 595-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan C. Namyslo ◽  
Dieter E. Kaufmann ◽  
Carsten Mai ◽  
Holger Militz

Abstract The development of appropriate chemical precursors that can covalently functionalize natural wood aims at efficient restriction of deterioration. Biological staining experiments were performed with veneer pieces made of sapwood of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) that had previously been chemically modified with substituted benzoates. Based on the recently published protocol on esterification of wood by means of 1H-benzotriazole activation, the quantity of covalently bonded organomaterials (QCOs), a recently defined advantageous value considering the individual molecular weight of the functionalizing organochemical groups, was obtained in the range of 0.9–1.5 mmol g-1. The modified wood was analyzed by attenuated total reflection IR spectroscopy. Modification with three electronically different benzoates clearly reduced the colonization of the specimen’s surfaces by the blue stain fungus Aureobasidium pullulans but did not fully prevent it. The degree of colonization appeared to decrease with increasing QCO values of the modification agents but apparently did not strongly depend on the additional functionality of the benzoate.


Author(s):  
Evelyn Guadalupe Torres-Capetillo ◽  
Guadalupe Rosalía Capetillo-Hernández ◽  
Laura Roesch-Ramos ◽  
Flora Moreno-Marín

The use of orthodontic treatments in patients with temporary prostheses has been increasing, the purpose of this in vitro research is to measure the adhesive bond strength between orthodontic resin and acrylic surfaces by applying different procedures. Objective. To compare the adhesive bonding strength between orthodontic resin and acrylic surfaces under different application protocols. Methodology. Transversal, experimental, prospective study. In vitro with acrylic provisions, was carried out in the laboratory of the Faculty of Dentistry of the Universidad Veracruzana region of Veracruz. In the period of February-June of the year 2019. The sample was conformed by two control groups of specimens and four experimental ones, each group conformed by 20 specimens, in total 120 provisional ones were made in acrylic Nic Tone of quick self-cure. The tests performed by the ULTRATESTER machine were expressed in MPa. Later, the data obtained were processed in Excel tables (version) for statistical processing in SPSS version 24. Contribution. When comparing the pre-cutting protocol of acrylic surfaces with fine diamond bur and the protocol without pre-cutting, no statistically significant differences were found, therefore, this step could be omitted in clinical practice.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
GONZALO SEISDEDOS ◽  
BRIAN HERNANDEZ ◽  
JULIETTE DUBON ◽  
MARIANA ONTIVEROS ◽  
BENJAMIN BOESL ◽  
...  

Adhesive bonding has been shown to successfully address some of the main problems with traditional fasteners, such as the reduction of the overall weight and a more uniformly distributed stress state. However, due to the unpredictability of failure of adhesive bonds, their use is not widely accepted in the aerospace industry. Unlike traditional fastening methods, it is difficult to inspect the health of an adhesive joint once it has been cured. For adhesive bonding to be widely accepted and implemented, there must be a better understanding of the fracture mechanism of the adhesive joints, as well as a way to monitor the health of the bonds nondestructively. Therefore, in-field structural health monitoring is an important tool to ensure optimal condition of the bond is present during its lifetime. This project focuses on the advancement of a non-invasive field instrument for evaluation of the health of the adhesive joints. The tool developed is based on a B-H looper system where coils are arranged into a noise-cancellation configuration to measure the magnetic susceptibility of the samples with a lock-in amplifier. The B-H looper system can evaluate the state of damage in an adhesive bond by detecting changes in surface charge density at the molecular level of an epoxy-based adhesive doped with magneto-electric nanoparticles (MENs). Epoxy-based adhesive samples were doped with MENs and then scanned using the B-H looper system. To evaluate the health of the adhesive joint, microindentation and tensile tests were performed on MENs-doped adhesive samples to understand the relationship between mechanical damage and magnetic signal. Correlations between magnetic signatures and mechanical damage were minimally observed, thus future studies will focus on refining the procedure and damaging methodology.


BioResources ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 747-763
Author(s):  
Xiaoling Liu ◽  
Songwu Chen ◽  
Yunlin Fu

Modification of Pinus yunnanensis using SiO2–TiO2 was carried out via the sol–gel method. The aim was to improve the hydrophobicity, aging resistance, and photocatalysis of the wood surface via the formation of new chemical bonds with penetrated SiO2 and TiO2. The air-dried P. yunnanensis wood underwent penetration, gelation, aging, and drying. The wood was exposed to high temperatures for modification, and its microstructure, composition, photodegradability, resistance to aging, dimensional stability, and hydrophobicity were then determined. The results indicated that during modification, SiO2–TiO2 gel was generated in the wood, and the content of the gel increased as penetration time was extended. No structural change in the wood was observed. Meanwhile, chemical bonds were formed among SiO2, TiO2, and wood. The contact angle of the modified wood increased noticeably relative to that of unmodified wood. This increase indicated a noticeable increase in the hydrophobicity of the wood surface. The modified wood exhibited high photocatalytic degradation; however, its durability was not evident. The water absorption and thickness swelling of the modified wood markedly increased. After ultraviolet-aging resistance testing, the color change in the surface of the modified wood was noticeably less than that of the unmodified wood.


2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (9) ◽  
pp. 4363-4368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irshad-ul-Haq Bhat ◽  
H.P.S. Abdul Khalil ◽  
Khairul B. Awang ◽  
I.O. Bakare ◽  
A.M. Issam

Holzforschung ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukas Emmerich ◽  
Christian Brischke ◽  
Holger Militz

Abstract Chemical modification is increasing the durability of wood against biological deterioration. Usually, the effect of a new treatment on the durability of wood is screened in laboratory decay tests, where durability classes are assigned on the basis of the mass loss (ML) caused by degrading fungi. The aim of this study was to demonstrate how non-fixated chemicals in modified wood may affect fungal ML measurements and corresponding durability classification when wood samples are incubated under humid conditions for long periods. Wood blocks were treated with solutions of 1,3-dimethylol-4,5-dihydroxyethyleneurea (DMDHEU), methylated DMDHEU (mDMDHEU) and 1,3-dimethyl-4,5-dihydroxyethyleneurea (DMeDHEU) and subjected to consecutive cold-water leaching cycles. Significant amounts of non-fixated chemicals were removed from the wood by three leaching cycles and might lead to ML mistaken as response of fungal decay. Consequently, the treated material was assigned erroneously by up to four durability classes (DC) worse than material which did not include leachable, non-fixated chemicals. Thus, for a reliable durability classification of chemically modified wood, prolonged leaching procedures are recommended to assure that the measured ML is entirely attributed to fungal decay.


Author(s):  
Thanyawat Pothisiri ◽  
Pitcha Jongvivatsakul ◽  
Vanichapoom Nantavong

<p>The use of post‐installed rebars into existing reinforced concrete structures bonded with epoxy resins was constantly increasing due to the advantage of equivalent or even higher bearing capacities at service temperature, compared with conventional cast‐in‐place rebars. Previous studies have examined the effects of different parameters on the mechanical properties of bonded post‐installed rebars at normal temperature. These studies showed that, for rebar diameter equal to 10 mm, the load bearing capacity increases linearly with the embedment length up to 75 mm. However, upon exposure to high temperatures, the glass transition of epoxy resins may occur and affect the mechanical behaviour of the adhesive bond. Studying the mechanical behaviour of an adhesive anchor at high temperatures is therefore necessary. An experimental investigation is conducted herein to examine the characteristics of the adhesive bonding stress between steel rebar and concrete interface at elevated temperatures using a series of pull‐out tests with varying rebar diameters and embedment lengths.</p>


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