Green adhesives and sealants

Green adhesives and sealants are products that reduce harm to the environment and are either being developed or have only recently been introduced to the market. Green adhesives and sealants include those with any of the following characteristics  

Manufactured from sustainable raw materials, generally taken to mean materials based on renewable feedstock 

Manufactured through an environment-friendly process (one that conserves materials and energy) and are safe, and harmless to the environment 

Provide finished assemblies that are more environment-friendly (e.g., adhesives reduce the weight of automobiles that in turn improves fuel efficiency) 

As such, bioderived adhesives (based on natural origins) have been there for over a century, with multipronged benefits such as their relatively low cost, easy clean-up process (using detergent and 

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