Recent Developments in Eco-Friendly Wood-Based Composites II.

Traditional wood-based composites are bonded with synthetic formaldehyde-based adhesives [[1]]. 10.1155/2019/5256897 29 Antov P., Savov V., Neykov N. Reduction of Formaldehyde Emission from Engineered Wood Panels by Formaldehyde Scavengers - A Review. Another alternative to the use of synthetic formaldehyde-based adhesives is to manufacture binderless wood composites [[48]], since wood is a natural polymer material which is rich in lignocellulosic compounds such as cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. The properties of co-extruded wood/polyethylene composites (Co-WPCs) were improved by filling the shell and wood fiber layers with low-cost nano-silica (nSiO SB 2 sb ) and micro-silica (mSiO SB 2 sb ) [[34]]. [Extracted from the article]