Emulsion adhesive

Emulsion adhesive, emulsion glue is a cold setting is adhesive consisting of an emulsion of synthetic polymer in a liquid carrier, which dries by evaporation so that the droplets coalesce.

Application:

• Furniture, woodworking, decorated plywood
• decorated plywood, compositemembers and panels

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Cyanocrylates or super glue

Cyanocrylates or super glue are a family of strong fast-acting adhesives. These have short shelf life if not used, about 1 year from manufacture if unopened, one month once opened.
Thin super glue has application in woodworking. it can be used as a fast-drying, glossy finish.
WARNING: They have minor toxicity.

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Contact adhesive

Contact adhesive is an adhesive applied in liquid form to surfaces to be joined, then allowed to partially dry before components are pressed together, resulting in instantaneous adhesion.
These are used for strong bonding wih shear- resistance like laminates to a wood or plywood.

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Albumen glue

This type of glue are made of serum albumen, a blood component that is obtainable from either dried soluble blood powder (to which water is added) or fresh animal blood.
Addition of alkali to albumen-water mixture improves adhesive property.
A considerable quantity of glue products from blood is used by plywood industry.

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