Abstract: A soy protein based adhesive useful in particleboards and other composites is formed from a mixture of soy protein isolate, a polyol plasticizer and a vegetable oil derivative. The preferred plasticizer is glycerol and the preferred vegetable oil derivative is the maleinized methyl ester of tung oil.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 11, 2002
Date of Patent:
September 14, 2004
Assignee:
The University of Southern Mississippi
Inventors:
Shelby F. Thames, Richard C. Cook, Sharathkumar K. Mendon
Abstract: A soy protein based adhesive useful in particleboards and other composites is formed from a mixture of soy protein isolate, a polyol plasticizer and a vegetable oil derivative. The preferred plasticizer is glycerol and the preferred vegetable oil derivative is the maleinized methyl ester of tung oil.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 11, 2002
Publication date:
January 15, 2004
Inventors:
Shelby F. Thames, Richard C. Cook, Sharathkumar K. Mendon