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Durability of isocyanate resin adhesives for wood V: changes of color and chemical structure in photodegradation

Journal of Wood Science volume 54, pages 289–293 (2008)Cite this article

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The effect of ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation on the color and chemical structure of water-cured polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate (PMDI) was investigated using a UV long-life fade meter. Control treatment was performed without UV light irradiation using a thermohygrostat for comparison. Two kinds of resin were used in this study: that to which only water had been added, and resin to which a small amount of polyol and water had been added. In addition, lauan (Shorea spp.) wood was used as a reference. The photodegradation of the resins over a period of up to 300 h was observed using a colorimeter and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. When the resins were treated with UV light, the color difference (ΔE * ab) of the resins increased signifi cantly in a short time, and then reached a near-constant value. For lightness, L * decreased rapidly for a few hours and then decreased gradually. The color darkened compared with that of the wood used. When treatment was performed without UV light irradiation, ΔE * ab and ΔL * of the resins showed negligible change. Based on the results of FT-IR analysis, severe degradation such as cleavage of the main chemical bond was hardly observed under UV light irradiation irrespective of the type of resin.

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  1. Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan

    Kenji Umemura & Shuichi Kawai

  2. Institute of Wood Technology, Akita Prefectural University, Noshiro, Akita, 016-0876, Japan

    Hidefumi Yamauchi

  3. Mitsui Chemicals Polyurethanes Inc., Sodegaura, Chiba, 299-0265, Japan

    Takeshi Ito & Masaaki Shibata

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Part of this report was presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society, Sapporo, Japan, and at the 6th International Wood Science Symposium, Bali, Indonesia

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Umemura, K., Yamauchi, H., Ito, T. et al. Durability of isocyanate resin adhesives for wood V: changes of color and chemical structure in photodegradation. J Wood Sci 54, 289–293 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10086-008-0948-6

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