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Corn Meal for Plywood Glue

Posted by on 03 Sep 2009 at 4:20 am under Agricultural Byproducts

Corn germ meal left over after oil is extracted from corn in biorefineries making corn-ethanol may have a value-added use as a protein extender for plywood glues.
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist chemist Milagros Hojilla-Evangelista has devised a corn-germ formulation for use in sprayline coating, a procedure that applies a liquid adhesive to wood surfaces using [...]

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