Green-wood flooring adhesives

Abstract

The protection of human health and nature is becoming increasingly important. Because of this reason, the non-toxic adhesives used for wood flooring became more important. Green adhesives used in wood flooring based on green building, eco-design, and sustainability principles are examined in this book chapter. Green buildings can provide a superior indoor environment. In order to improve indoor air quality, adhesives used in wood flooring must have low or zero volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Today, most of the adhesives are prepared from petroleum-based polymers however, these adhesives forms release formaldehyde and VOC emission. Increased environmental awareness led to the search for healthy adhesive alternatives with low emission values. Research centers have therefore sought to discover healthy adhesives by working on mostly bio-based adhesives. This book chapter discusses synthetic or renewable adhesive systems that can replace formaldehyde based adhesives. In this study, recent researches about wood flooring adhesive made in recent years are included.