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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2024, Vol. 60 ›› Issue (6): 128-135.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20220440

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Effect of Epoxidized Natural Rubber on the Performance of Soybean Meal Adhesives

Xiaorong Liu1,*,Zhenyu Yu1,Kaili Wang1,Youming Dong1,Yanjun Li1,Xianxu Zhan2,Jianzhang Li1,3   

  1. 1. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037
    2. Dehua TB Decoration New Material Co., Ltd. Huzhou 313200
    3. College of Materials Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University Beijing 100083
  • Received:2022-06-28 Online:2024-06-25 Published:2024-07-16
  • Contact: Xiaorong Liu

Abstract:

Objective: With soybean meal (SM) as the main raw material, the double cross-linked network structure was constructed to improve the water-resistant bonding performance and the toughness of the cured adhesive layer of SM adhesive, which provided theoretical basis and technical guidance for the industrial application of soybean meal adhesive. Method: Epoxidized natural rubber (ER) and glycerol triglycidyl ether (PTGE) were used to construct a double cross-linked network structure in soybean meal adhesive system. The effects of ER with different epoxy values on the chemical composition, viscosity, moisture uptake, residual rate, thermal stability, and cross-section morphology of modified SM adhesive were studied, and the wet shear strength of the prepared poplar plywood was characterized. Result: 1) ER-50 with 50% epoxy value and PTGE (epoxy crosslinking agent) were used to modify SM adhesive. The wet shear strength of the modified SM adhesive (SMP/ER-50) was 1.02 MPa, which was 292.3% higher than that of the control group and reached the national standard of class II poplar plywood. 2) It was observed by scanning electron microscope that the cross-section of the cured adhesive layer of SMP/ER-50 adhesive appeared to have a uniform phase separation structure, which effectively improved the toughness of the adhesive. 3) SMP/ER-50 adhesive had excellent water resistance, and its residual rate was 90.54%, which was 26.65% higher than that of the control group. The moisture uptake was 19.28%, which was 14.99% lower than that of the control group. Conclusion: The main reason for the improvement of water resistance and toughness of SMP/ER-50 adhesive was that PTGE and ER-50 formed a dense double cross-linking network structure in the adhesive system, which prevented water immersion and improved the water resistance of SMP/ER-50 adhesive. In the double cross-linking network, ER absorbs part of the stress and dissipates the energy when subjected to external force, thus achieving the toughening and strengthening of the SMP/ER-50 adhesive.

Key words: soybean meal adhesive, epoxidized natural rubber, strengthening and toughening, wet shear strength, double crosslinked network

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