Binder compositions and methods for making and using same

A method for making a composite product, comprising:

• combining a plurality of lignocellulose substrates, at least one unsaturated compound, and at least one free radical precursor to produce a mixture;
• and
• heating the mixture to a temperature of about 60° C. to about 300° C. to produce a composite product, wherein:
• the unsaturated compound has two or more unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds,
• at least one of the unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds is a pi-bond that is not conjugated with an aromatic moiety and is capable of free radical addition, and
• the unsaturated compound comprises dicyclopentadiene, ethylene glycol diacrylate, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, diethylene glycol diacrylate, diethylene glycol dimethacrylate, poly(ethylene glycol)diacrylate, poly(ethylene glycol)dimethacrylate, trimethylolpropane triacrylate, pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, pentaerythritol triacrylate, polyacrylate starch, or any mixture thereof.

A method for making a composite product, comprising:

• combining a plurality of lignocellulose substrates, at least one unsaturated compound, and at least one free radical precursor to produce a mixture;
• and
• heating the mixture to produce a composite product, wherein:
• the unsaturated compound has two or more unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds,
• at least one of the unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds is a pi-bond that is not conjugated with an aromatic moiety and is capable of free radical addition,
• the unsaturated compound comprises dicyclopentadiene, ethylene glycol diacrylate, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, diethylene glycol diacrylate, diethylene glycol dimethacrylate, poly(ethylene glycol)diacrylate, poly(ethylene glycol)dimethacrylate, trimethylolpropane triacrylate, pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, pentaerythritol triacrylate, polyacrylate starch, an unsaturated polyester prepolymer, an unsaturated polyether prepolymer, an unsaturated polyamide prepolymer, an unsaturated polyurethane prepolymer, or any mixture thereof,
• the free radical precursor comprises a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and one or more iron containing catalysts, and
• the iron containing catalyst comprises potassium ferricyanide, iron sulfate, iron ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid, iron (S,S)-ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinic acid, iron diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid, iron ethyleneglycol bis(2-aminoethylether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid, iron trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexanetetraacetic acid, or any mixture thereof.