Liquid adhesives spraying

In the use of spraying blenders, the following technique can be successfully applied. All the paraformaldehyde powder hardener and 30% of the tannin adhesive spray-dried powder is removed from the liquid glue mix. The paraformaldehyde and wattle adhesive powder are then added to the wood chips just before the adhesive blender where the liquid glue mix is sprayed onto the wood particles. Core material MCs of 10 to 12% and face material MCs of 20 to 22% can then easily be achieved in spite of the high viscosity of tannin solutions. The percentage of paraformaldehyde used should be 14% based on wattle extract solids. The adhesive pH should be, in optimal cases, 6.5 to 6.7 for face material and 6.9 to 7.3 for core material. The percentage of resin solids on dry wood should be 11% for core material and 14 to 18% for face material. 

Physical Form. Another method of distinguishing between adhesives is by physical form. The physical state of the adhesive generally determines how it is to be applied. Liquid adhesives lend themselves to easy handling via mechanical spreaders or spray and brush. Paste adhesives have high viscosities to allow application on vertical surfaces with little danger of sag or drip. These bodied adhesives also serve as gap fillers between two poorly mated substrates. 

Applications requiring speed and/or precision over large flat areas utilize roll contact. One-part liquid adhesives can be applied by atomization using air or airless spraying. Two-part adhesives must be metered or mixed first. 

Urea and melamine adhesives represent products of very mature and overaged technologies. Essentially, they are simple reaction products of urea or melamine with formaldehyde they may be Hquids or powders. Liquids are converted to dry powders by "spray drying." Melamine-urea combinations generally are spray-dried powders of co-reacted Hquid melamine and area-formaldehyde resias. 

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The extrusion process requires the use of a lubricant to prevent adhesion of the aluminum to the die and ingot container walls. In hot extrusion, limited amounts of lubricant are applied to the ram and die face or to the billet ends. For cold extrusion, the container walls, billet surfaces, and die orifice must be lubricated with a thin film of viscous or solid lubricant. The lubricant most commonly used in extrusion is graphite in an oil or water base. A less common technique, spraying liquid nitrogen on the billet prior to extrusion, is also used. The nitrogen vaporizes during the extrusion process and acts as a lubricant. 

Amino Resins. Amino resins (qv) include both urea- and melamine—formaldehyde condensation products. They are thermosets prepared similarly by the reaction of the amino groups in urea [57-13-6] or melamine [108-78-1] with formaldehyde to form the corresponding methylol derivatives, which are soluble in water or ethanol. To form plywood, particle board, and other wood products for adhesive or bonding purposes, a liquid resin is mixed with some acid catalyst and sprayed on the boards or granules, then cured and cross-linked under heat and pressure. 

Removal of the article from the mold is lengthy process because anti-adhesive lubricants have to be sprayed on the on a mold surface before every injection, in an operation that takes up to 25 - 30% of the full cycle. In reactive molding of polyurethane-based compounds, internal lubricants are used in combination with surface coatings. This allows us to remove articles from a mold many times with a single coating treatment. One of the compounds used as an internal lubricant is silicon-organic liquids. 

A solvent is a substance that can dissolve another substance, and a volatile solvent is a liquid that vaporizes at room temperature. Volatile solvents include adhesives such as airplane glue and rubber cement aerosols such as spray paint, hair spray, and air freshener solvents such as nail polish remover, paint remover, and lighter fluid and cleaners such as dry cleaning fluid, spot remover, and degreasers. 

The adsorption of surfactants at the liquid/air interface, which results in surface tension reduction, is important for many applications in industry such as wetting, spraying, impaction, and adhesion of droplets. Adsorption at the liquid/liquid interface is important in emulsification and subsequent stabilization of the emulsion. Adsorption at the solid/liquid interface is important in wetting phenomena, preparation of solid/liquid dispersions, and stabilization of suspensions. Below a brief description of the various adsorption phenomena is given. 

The stability of the emulsions further permits them to be compounded in simple liquid-blending vessels by means of agitators, eg, marine-type propellers, paddles, or turbines. The adhesives can be adapted to any type of machine application, ie, from spray guns to rollers to extruder-type devices. Different applicators are fairly specific in their viscosity requirements, as are the various substrates receiving the adhesive. 

Heating the adhesive before atomization enables heavier adhesive buildup, reduces overspray losses, and minimizes contamination from atmospheric water vapor. Spray methods can be used on both small and large production runs. The liquid to be sprayed is generally in solvent solution. Sizable amounts of product may be lost from overspray. Two-component adhesives are usually mixed prior to placement in the spray gun reservoir. Application systems are available, however, that meter and mix the adhesive within the spray gun barrel. This is ideal for fast-reacting systems, but guns must be thoroughly cleaned to avoid buildup of polymerized product. 

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