Sosa, Dennise J

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Western University Scholarship@Western Inspiring Minds – Showcasing Western’s Graduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity September 2021 Bio-based Formaldehyde-free Wood Adhesives Dennise J. Sosa Western University, dsosacar@uwo.ca Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/inspiringminds Citation of this paper: Sosa, Dennise J., "Bio-based Formaldehyde-free Wood Adhesives" (2021). Inspiring Minds – Showcasing Western’s Graduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity. 17. https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/inspiringminds/17 Dennise Sosa Carrero                                                                     Chemical and Biochemical Engineering  Inspiring Minds Have you ever thought about how many things are made of wood in your surroundings? Right, so many things. Now, what do we need to put pieces of wood together? Glue, isn’t it? Unfortunately, petroleum-based wood adhesives that have been widely used since the 20th century contain formaldehyde. And, this chemical has become controversial principally because it has been proven to cause cancer. In my efforts to replace the well-known traditional wood adhesives, I am using part of the 48 million dry tons of agricultural waste that are available in Canada per year. I am developing a super-strong and water-resistant adhesive for wood from free resources as crop residues. My bio-based wood adhesive is not dangerous for our health, is less expensive than the traditional adhesives from petroleum and, can be used even for outdoor applications. We are getting close to get the replacement for the hazardous current wood adhesives.  150 words 

Bio-based Formaldehyde-free Wood Adhesives

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