Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.70, No.6, 1083-1091, 1998
Polycondensation and autocondensation networks in polyflavonoid tannins. I. Final networks
A thermomechanical analysis (TMA) study, directly on a bonded joint during the process of adhesive hardening, on the sinergy and interference between polycondensation and autocondensation on procyanidin, and profisetinidin-prorobinetinidin-type polyflavonoid tannins network formation and hardening, confirmed that also at the higher curing temperatures characteristic of the hardening of tannin-based wood adhesives, hardening by polycondensation can be coupled with simultaneous hardening of tannins by autocondensation. Some coreactants appear to depress the tannin autocondensation while still leaving a small contribution of this reaction to the formation of the final crosslinked network. Other coreactants instead appear to enhance formation of the final network by sinergy between the 2 condensation mechanisms, while still others do not show any interference between the 2 types of reaction.
Keywords:INDUCED ACCELERATED AUTOCONDENSATION, INDUCED RADICALAUTOCONDENSATION, LOW FORMALDEHYDE EMISSION, CP-MAS C-13-NMR;COMPARATIVE KINETICS, WOOD ADHESIVES, PARTICLEBOARD, CELLULOSE;PINE, HEXAMETHYLENETETRAMINE