The flame retardancy of plywood should be improved as much possible while minimizing the impact on bonding strength plywood. Six commercial retardants and three laboratory synthesized phosphorous nitrogen were selected. E0, E1 E2 grade formaldehyde resins (UF) applied in this study to evaluate effect different curing time resin, strength, retardant performance, emission results show that additi...

Emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and carbonyls from three types of commercially available wallpapers (i.e., PVC-coated, paper-backed, natural material-coated) in Korea were evaluated using a 20 L small chamber. A total of 332 products were tested for emission factors, frequencies of occurrence and composition ratios. Toluene and formaldehyde concentrations were below Korean standa...

Plastics and glues are common causes of occupational dermatoses, but only few reports have dealt with patch-test reactions caused by plastic and glue allergens. Patients exposed to plastics and remitted to an occupational dermatology clinic, were patch-tested with 50-53 plastic and glue allergens during a 6-year period. Conventional patch-test techniques were used. The most common causes of all...

Activated carbon monoliths (ACMs) were fabricated by H2O activation using powdered fast pyrolytic char (PFPC) as a raw material and bio-oil phenol-formaldehyde (BPF) resin as a binder. The effects of the ratio of BPF resin to PFPC on textural and chemical-surface properties of the ACMs were investigated using elemental analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (...

By focusing on the disadvantages of weak water resistance and high formaldehyde emission urea–formaldehyde resin (UF), this research provides a new method to overcome these shortages UF by using tannin for partial substitution urea. Furthermore, plasma pretreatment wood was introduced strengthen bonding performance plywood. The investigation chemical structure tannin–urea–formaldehyde (TUF) wer...

P-tert-butylphenol-formaldehyde resin is a widely used adhesive chemical. It is used in a broad range of products and should be kept in mind when encountering children with suspected allergic contact dermatitis. We present a girl who developed contact allergy to p-tert-butylphenol-formaldehyde resin used in orthopedic braces.

AIM To examine formaldehyde release from three different root-canal sealers: one phenol resin, one epoxy resin and one paraformaldehyde containing zinc oxide eugenol cement. METHODOLOGY Formaldehyde was measured from freshly mixed material and from specimens allowed to set for 2 days or 2 weeks. Different mixing ratios and sample sizes were tested. Analysis was performed by reacting formaldeh...