Wood Plastic Composites (WPC), OSB, chipboards and particle boards with higher durability and quality
Scientists at the University of Göttingen developed a novel timber protecting composition based on fatty acids and paraffin derivatives for protecting Wood Plastic Composites (WPC), chipboards and particle boards. Particularly the durability and quality is increased. Developed was a pre-treatment of the lignocellulosic material by paraffines containing an alumina catalyst or by activated fatty acids. These residues contain N-methylol groups as a reactive group, and do not only adhere to the basic material, but chemically react with the hydroxyl groups of lignocellulosic material and remain covalently bound to the material.
Further Information: PDF
MBM ScienceBridge GmbH
Phone: (0551) 30724-152
Contact
Dr. Jens-Peter Horst
Media Contact
All latest news from the category: Technology Offerings
Newest articles
Bringing bio-inspired robots to life
Nebraska researcher Eric Markvicka gets NSF CAREER Award to pursue manufacture of novel materials for soft robotics and stretchable electronics. Engineers are increasingly eager to develop robots that mimic the…
Bella moths use poison to attract mates
Scientists are closer to finding out how. Pyrrolizidine alkaloids are as bitter and toxic as they are hard to pronounce. They’re produced by several different types of plants and are…
AI tool creates ‘synthetic’ images of cells
…for enhanced microscopy analysis. Observing individual cells through microscopes can reveal a range of important cell biological phenomena that frequently play a role in human diseases, but the process of…
