Content (Syllabus outline)

  • Fundamentals of wood adhesive bond formation.
  • Adhesive motions: flowing, transferring.
  • Penetration of adhesive.
  • Wettability and surface tension.
  • Curing/Hardening of adhesives.
  • Adhesives curing: physical processes and chemical reactions.
  • Functional and reactive groups in adhesives.
  • Anatomy of an adhesive bond.
  • Adhesion and cohesion.
  • Primary and secondary bonds.
  • Theories of adhesion in glued wood.
  • Adhesives in wood industry.
  • Adhesives from natural sources.
  • Adhesives from liquefied wood.
  • Synthetic adhesives.
  • Polymerization adhesives.
  • Poly-condensation adhesives.
  • Poly-addition adhesives.
  • Adhesive composition and additives.
  • Surface preparation for bonding.
  • Composition, preparation and application of adhesive mixture.
  • Gluing processes and parameters.
  • Kinetics of adhesive curing.
  • Conventional and high-frequency gluing.
  • Strength and durability of adhesive bond.
  • Standard testing methods adhesives and adhesive bonds.
  • Research and development of wood adhesives and bonding of wood.

Prerequisites

1. Prerequisites for the work:

-   entry in the corresponding year of the study programme

2. Terms of prerequisites:

-   attendance at tutorials

-   attendance at field work

-   colloquium from tutorials

-   laboratory report

-   tutorials

-           presentation of seminar