{"id":6867,"date":"2017-07-28T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T14:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/knowledge\/?p=6867"},"modified":"2017-08-04T09:52:39","modified_gmt":"2017-08-04T15:52:39","slug":"pc-sticking-to-it-advances-in-bio-based-adhesives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/6867\/pc-sticking-to-it-advances-in-bio-based-adhesives\/","title":{"rendered":"Sticking to it: Advances in Bio-based Adhesives"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GovernmentIn a recent Knowledge Center article, we looked at bio-based Inks: \u201cBio-based Chemistries: A Deep Dive into the Ink Pool,\u201d1<\/sup> adding to our archive of many other articles presenting everything from BioPreferred status2<\/sup> to regulatory updates and of course technical information for coatings in general.<\/p>\n

Bio-based products are derived from plants and other renewable agricultural and forestry materials and provide an alternative to conventional petroleum-derived products. Although some products approach 100% bio-based, realistically, many products contain a proportion of content developed from bio-based sources.<\/p>\n

Suppliers are able to display a unique Certified Bio-based product label that highlights its percentage of bio-based content, as awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA BioPreferred Program<\/em><\/strong>3<\/sup> functions to encourage the use of renewable agricultural raw materials in products. ASTM d68664<\/sup> was developed to standardize, certify and classify the bio-based content of materials. Minimum renewable carbon content categories (MRCC) have been established for purchasing by Federal agencies and their contractors.<\/p>\n

A search of USPTO patent applications removes any doubt about the focused development of bio-based adhesives and their importance, as do publications of scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals5,6<\/sup>.<\/em> These advances continue, even with the declining prices of oil which is leading to lower cost feedstocks. Some are the result of the regulatory pressure on polyisocyanates as well as the use of formaldehyde.<\/p>\n

The use of bio-based raw materials in resins and coatings is a growing area of interest as many companies are adding such materials to their product portfolio. Properly formulated bio-based adhesives can provide equivalent or superior performance to their non-bio-based counterparts, featuring low or no volatile organic compounds (VOC), low odor, and MRCC content to qualify as BioPreferred coatings. In addition, it is possible to eliminate the use of formaldehyde, alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs) and polyisocyanates.<\/p>\n

Soy flour, in particular, has found a use in structural\/engineered wood products (plywood, oriented strand board, cross-laminated timber), as companies such as Columbia Forest Products and e2e have developed adhesives.<\/p>\n

Oriented Strand Board (OSB) is an engineered wood panel manufacturerd from waterproof heat-cured adhesives and rectangularly-shaped wood strands. SOURCE: APA – The Engineered Wood Association<\/p>\n

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Oriented Strand Board (OSB) is an engineered wood panel manufacturerd from waterproof heat-cured adhesives and rectangularly-shaped wood strands. SOURCE: APA – The Engineered Wood Association<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A number of bio-based raw materials are available for the production of renewable adhesives and sealants, including:<\/p>\n