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Bio-based wood adhesive derived from brewers spent grain
Muselíková, Vladislava
Brewers spent grain (BSG) is an abundant waste material from the brewing process, representing approximately 85% of total by-products generated, is rich in cellulose and non-cellulosic polysaccharides and has a strong potential to be recycled. One of the main components of the BSG is protein, which has a potential to be extracted, modified and used as an adhesive for the woodworking adhesive. This work deals with the protein extraction through alkali treatment and its subsequent modification, crosslinking with glyoxal. The crosslinked adhesive was tested through ABES method to find, that ideal content of glyoxal is 20%. Subsequent adjusted standard tests for the lap shear strength and bend strength (MOE and MOR values) were used to compare its values to commercially available PVAc adhesive. The lap shear strength results were 2,7 times lower to PVAc, the bend strength values were, on the other hand, 1,5 times higher. The PVAc was partially replaced (50 and 25%) by the protein adhesive showing that the extracted adhesive could serve as a partial replacement to lower the ecological impact of the PVAc adhesive.
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