Articles made from lipophilic-rich cellulosic material and methods therefor
AssigneeMasonite Corporation
InventorsMohamad Reza Barzegari, James P. Pfau, Bei-Hong Liang
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Abstract
The invention relates to systems and techniques for manufacturing articles containing cellulosic material, a tackifier, and a binder, and related processes of making and using the cellulosic articles. In particularly exemplary embodiments, the manufactured articles are door skins, sometimes known as door facings, and doors made from the door skins. The article contains a lipophilic cellulosic material, a tackifier, and a binder.
Claims21
A composite article comprising a lipophilic-rich cellulosic material (LCM), a binder, and a tackifier, wherein the LCM contains at least about 2 wt % of a lipophilic component.
A door skin comprising a lipophilic-rich cellulosic material (LCM) having at least about 2 wt % of a lipophilic component, a binder, and a tackifier, wherein the LCM is Acacia wood, Eucalytus wood, cypress wood, rice straws, wheat straws as annual fibers, or combinations thereof.
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