Abstract:To improve the penetration of adhesives on finely fluffed poplar veneer (FFPV), a 3% NaOH solution was used to treat FFPV heartwood and sapwood. The treated FFPVs were made into engineered wood composites, otherwise known as scrimbers, with phenol-formaldehyde (PF) resin. The static contact angle and the resin weight gain rate of the FFPV were tested. The shear strength of the FFPV scrimbers was investigated, and the bonding interface was characterized by fluorescence microscopy. The results revealed that the … Show more
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.