Lignin: Renewable Raw Material for Adhesive

Abstract

Biobased raw material like lignin used during manufacturing of wood and wood composite adhesive have been used extensively to replaced petro-chemical based adhesive because of their easy availability, low cost and biodegradability. Bio-based resources, such as lignin which is an abundant, constitute a rich source of hydroxyl functionality which is being considered as reactive raw material for the production of “adhesives”. Lignin is mainly used for production of wood and wood composite adhesives by blending with soy protein, grafting with another polymer and reacting with isocynates. In this review, lignin as suitable alternative raw material to conventional petroleum sourced materials used as a raw material for adhesives is discussed.