ADHESION AND ADHESIVES

By C. BEZIM

PART A: SUBSTRATES, ADHESIVES, AND ADHESION 1 WOOD AS A UNIQUE ADHEREND 2 FUNDAMENTALS OF ADHESION 3 UREA–FORMALDEHYDE RESINS 4 MELAMINE–FORMALDEHYDE RESIN 5 PHENOL–FORMALDEHYDE RESINS 6 RESORCINOL–FORMALDEHYDE RESINS AND HYDROXYMETHYL RESORCINOL (HMR AND N-HMR) 7 POLYURETHANE ADHESIVES 8 WOOD SURFACE INACTIVATION (THERMAL) 9 WOOD SURFACE INACTIVATION DUE TO EXTRACTIVES 10 SURFACE MODIFICATION OF WOOD CONTENTS 11 THE CHEMISTRY OF CONDENSED TANNINS 12 THERMOSETTING ADHESIVES BASED ON BIO-RESOURCES FOR LIGNOCELLULOSIC COMPOSITES 13 ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVES—EMISSION OF FORMALDEHYDE 14 RHEOLOGY AND VISCOELASTICITY OF ADHESIVES 15 HOT MELT ADHESIVES PART B: POLYMER MATRIX MATERIALS FOR BIOFIBER COMPOSITES 16 MODIFICATION OF NATURAL FIBERS AND POLYMERIC MATRICES 17 POLYMER MATRIX: UNSATURATED POLYESTER 18 POLYMER MATRIX: EPOXY RESINS 19 POLYMER MATRIX: POLYETHYLENE 20 POLYMER MATRIX: POLYPROPYLENE 21 BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS AS MATRIX FOR BIOCOMPOSITES