Surface Modification of Cellulose with Silanes for Adhesive Application: Review

There has been an increasing interest in research on using bio-renewable polymers as a replacement to traditional synthetic based petroleum resources for adhesive applications. Cellulose, which is the most abundant biopolymer finds application reinforcing agent conventional adhesives. However, natural polymer cellulose suffers from few drawbacks like poor water resistance, low mechanical strength, and compatibility within hydrophobic matrix. For emerging sustainable alternatives polymers, its derivatives must have comparable physical, chemical, thermal, properties those of polymers. To achieve this, chemically modified it free hydroxyl groups act site modification. Among various techniques used crosslinking silane modification shown better properties. Various silanes identified modifying both micro-cellulose nano-cellulose, by formation covalent bonds. Silanes ability react with number present surfaces, therefore promotes surface Hence referring increase works related applicability focusing wood adhesives, main aim this review paper summarize relating field.