摘要 |
Algal bio-adhesives consisting of algae biomass, crosslinking agents, and fillers, and optionally with other additives to form aqueous bio-adhesives as substitutes of formaldehyde based glue for wood panel process are disclosed. The algal bio-adhesives can also be used for other purposes such as biomedical, marine, and automotive industrial applications. There is also provided a process for preparing such algal bio-adhesives which comprising the steps of: a) combining algal material, a cross-linking agent and inorganic fillers to form a blend by mechanical blender; b) micronising the blend to obtain powdery material and c) mixing the powdery material with water, optionally with the addition of other additives such as defoaming agent, thickener, wet strength agent and another crosslinking agent to form algae based bio-adhesives. |