1. Preparation of a high bonding performance soybean protein-based adhesive with low crosslinker addition via microwave chemistry.
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Li, Yue, Cai, Li, Chen, Hui, Liu, Zheng, Zhang, Xin, Li, Jingchao, Shi, Sheldon Q., Li, Jianzhang, and Gao, Qiang
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MICROWAVE chemistry , *SOY proteins , *SOYBEAN , *ADHESIVES , *QUATERNARY structure - Abstract
Human health and environmental protection demand wood-based panel industry for innovative soy-based adhesives with high production efficiency, straightforward synthesis processes, non-toxicity, and high bonding performance. A simple and efficient microwave pretreatment process and low addition of bio-derived crosslinking agent was used in this study to prepare a non-toxic and high-bonding performance soybean protein-based adhesive. After 4 min of microwave pretreatment time, the complex quaternary structure of soybean protein molecule unfolds, the soybean protein disperses evenly and stably, and active groups of soybean protein molecules are exposed. After adding 3.85% crosslinking agent, the moisture absorption rate of the soybean protein-based adhesive decreases by 41.77%, the residual rate increases by 3.68%, and the wet shear strength of the resultant plywood increases to 1.12 MPa, which satisfies requirement of interior use plywood. Compared with previously reported soy-based adhesives, this adhesive is dependent on fewer chemical reagents, but has good bonding performance. The 204.41% of relative cell viability indicates the resultant adhesive was non-toxic. The proposed high-efficiency, high-performance, non-toxic biomass adhesive has great prospects for the industrial application. • A non-toxic and high-performance soybean protein-based adhesive was developed. • Microwave treatment (MT) breaks soybean protein molecule and exposes active groups. • After 4 mins MT, the wet shear strength of resultant plywood increased by 160.47%. • MT reduces the dosage of chemical reagent for soybean protein-based adhesive. • Relative cell viability of modified soybean protein-based adhesive reaches 204.41%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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