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US 6,608,131 B1Granted
Edge sealant formulation for wood-based panels
AssigneeWeyerhaeuser Company
InventorsJack G. Winterowd, Charles E. Lewis, Jerry D. Izan, Roger M. Shantz
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Abstract
In one aspect, the present invention provides a formulation for sealing the edge of a wood-based panel. The formulation includes a butylacrylate latex, a solution of a wax in oil, a surfactant, and water. In another aspect of the invention, a wood-based panel that is edge-sealed with a sealant formulation is provided.
Claims61
A composition for reducing edge swelling in a wood-based panel, comprising:
- (a) water;
- (b) a butylacrylate latex;
- (c) a wax;
- (d) an oil, wherein the oil is present in the composition in an amount from about 2 to about 30 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition, and wherein the wax is soluble in the oil;
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- (e) a surfactant, wherein the surfactant comprises an amine salt of a long-chain organic acid.
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A composition for reducing edge swelling in a wood-based panel, comprising:
- (a) water;
- (b) a butylacrylate latex;
- (c) a wax;
- (d) an oil, wherein the oil is present in the composition in an amount from about 5 to about 15 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition, and wherein the wax is soluble in the oil;
- (e) a surfactant, wherein the surfactant comprises an amine salt of a long-chain organic acid;
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- (f) an alkali borate salt.
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