Abstract: The, present invention provides useful adhesive compositions having similar adhesive properties to conventional UF and PPF resins. The compositions generally include a protein portion and modifying ingredient portion selected from the group consisting of carboxyl-containing compounds, aldehyde-containing compounds, epoxy group-containing compounds, and mixtures thereof. The composition is preferably prepared at a pH level at or near the isoelectric point of the protein. In other preferred forms, the adhesive composition includes a protein portion and a carboxyl-containing group portion.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 3, 2005
Date of Patent:
August 26, 2008
Assignee:
Kansas State University Research Foundation
Inventors:
Susan Sun, Donghai Wang, Zhikai Zhong, Guang Yang