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Apr 10, 2013 | Article
By Edward M. Petrie
This article will review the raw materials that go into starch adhesives, the methods of adhesive manufacture, and the additives that are commonly used in formulations for improvement of specific...
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Jul 18, 2012 | Article
By Andy Extance
The Stein-Hall process has allowed aqueous starch adhesives to be prepared from insoluble granules since the 1930s. It's still widely used, and the choice of starch source plays a big role in...
Jul 11, 2012 | Article
Hot melt adhesives are on the front lines for several reasons. One factor is the wide variety of large commercial applications especially in the environmentally sensitive areas of packaging...
Jun 1, 2012 | Article
When two companies start suing each other over technology, it’s a good sign that they’re competing in a valuable market – and on that basis bio-based binders show potential. In 2011 two...
May 2, 2012 | Article
The sandcastle worm builds itself an tube-shaped home using a self-produced natural glue, which sets in the cold sea, a grain of sand at a time. Using proteins that assume a complex liquid form...
Apr 18, 2012 | Article
Though crude oil is rightly the ultimate source of many chemicals the adhesive industry uses, renewable alternatives can offer an alternative to aid economic and supply sustainability. To this end...
Jan 23, 2012 | Article
This article provides an overview of renewable additive materials that are being used and developed for use in biobased adhesives and sealants. The drivers and barriers are also reviewed in an...
May 23, 2011 | Article
This reviews the requirements for plasticizers in adhesive and sealant formulations and identifies problems that result from conventional plasticizers. The article will then examine the development...
Feb 22, 2011 | Article
"Green chemistry" is considered to be a relatively new term but actually it has been around for quite some time. It is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use...
Jan 17, 2011 | Article
This article reviews the types of adhesive systems that are currently being used and that are under development for wood composites. These newer adhesives are generally considered to be more...