Improvements of the Tensile Strength of Phenolic Resin Adhesive by Surface-Modified Nanocrystalline Cellulose
In this study, the tensile strength of phenolic resin adhesive was reinforced by the use of surface-modified nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC). The original NCC was modified by 3-methacryloxy-propyltrimethoxysilane (MPS) to improve the wetting property with the phenolic resin adhesive. The phenolic resin adhesive with surface-modified NCC was analyzed by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR). Tensile strength of the modified phenolic resin adhesive was tested according to Chinese National Standard GB/T 2567-2008. The results showed that the wetting property between NCC modified by MPS and phenolic resin adhesive was increased by 21.7% and the tensile strength of phenolic resin adhesive with modified NCC was enhanced from 6.25 MPa to 15.97 MPa.