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US 4,082,903 AGranted
Tree foliage extenders and fillers for wood adhesives
AssigneeCanadian Patents and Development Limited
InventorSuezone Chow
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Abstract
An extender (and filler) for wood adhesives is provided from tree foliage powder or mulch. Suitable tree foliage includes that of conifers and other evergreens, and of deciduous trees. Test results have shown equivalent or better performance for the foliage powder compared to the normally used wheat flour, in bonding plywood or particleboard.
Claims14
An adhesive composition for bonding wood comprising
- (a) a wood adhesive, and
- (b) finely divided tree foliage as extender or as extender-plus-filler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.