Starch as a replacement for urea-formaldehyde in medium density fibreboard

Andrew Abbott; Jesus Palenzuela Conde; Stefan Davis; Will Wise

doi:10.1039/c2gc36194a

Starch as a replacement for urea-formaldehyde in medium density fibreboard

Andrew Abbott, Jesus Palenzuela Conde, Stefan Davis, Will Wise

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Abstract

Medium density fibreboard (MDF) is a ubiquitous product formed from wood flour and a formaldehydebased resin. The use of the latter component causes some health and environmental concerns and its use is restricted. The current study shows that thermoplastic starch can be used in place of the thermoset resin to produce materials of similar mechanical strength but with clear environmental benefits. All of the components are compostable and the resin being a thermoplastic allows the potential for remoulding and recycling which has clear environmental impact benefits.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3067-3070
Number of pages	4
Journal	Green Chemistry
Volume	14
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c2gc36194a
Publication status	Published - 20 Sept 2012

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