FORMALDEHYDE-FREE COMPOSITE WOOD PRODUCTS FOR IMPROVED INDOOR AIR QUALITY

摘要

Formaldehyde, a major indoor pollutant, originates mainly from the formaldehyde resins, which are used in the production of composite wood panels (e.g. particleboard, fibreboard, plywood) employed in furniture and building construction. To avoid health effects, national regulations have been established, restricting the levels of formaldehyde emission from composite panel products as well as the formaldehyde indoor levels. These levels have been continuously reduced over the past years. To protect consumer health and help satisfy the acceptable formaldehyde levels, CHIMAR HELLAS has developed novel adhesive resin technologies, which provide composite panels with emission at the level of natural wood, while simultaneously maintaining acceptable bonding performance.