KeywordsBrown-rotted lignin (BRL) Brown-rot fungi Brown-rotted Douglas-fir wood Phenolic hydroxyl group . Formaldehyde reactivity Phenol-formaldehyde resin Flakeboard Southern pine
SummaryData on an adhesive System for flakeboard is presented in which 35% of the phcnol in a phenol-formaldehyde (PF) resin is replaced with brown-rotted lignin (BRL). This BRL, which has previously been shown to be rieh in phenolic hydroxyl groups, has a higher formaldehyde reactivity than a purified Kraft lignin. Formulation characteristics and molecular weight of the BRL-PFresin were determined and compared with a control PF resin. The physical properties of flakeboard including intcrnal bond (IB), dry static bending (modulus of rupture, MOR), accelerated agingMOR, water absorption and thickncss swelling were examined and found to be comparabie for both adhesivcs.The results of this study demonstratc that BRL can be used äs a partial substitute for phenol in structural wood adhesives.