Synthesis of microcapsules containing a formaldehyde scavenger for the sustainable control of hazardous chemical release from particleboard.

Formaldehyde scavenger microcapsules were introduced into particleboard to prepare an ecofriendly particleboard with a low pollution release in response to the problem of long-term unstable free formaldehyde release from particleboards. By analyzing key parameters of formaldehyde emission from particleboard, the effects of microcapsules on the diffusion, migration and inhibition of free formaldehyde in particleboard pore structures was discussed. The results showed that microencapsulated formaldehyde scavenger prepared by an emulsification cross-linking method with chitosan as the wall material and urea as the core material resulted in a good long-term controlled release effect on formaldehyde emission. Compared with that of the control panel, the formaldehyde emission of the particleboard with microcapsules decreased by 51.4 % and 25.8 % at 28 d and 180 d, respectively. The addition of formaldehyde scavenger microcapsules increased the particleboard macroscopic pore volume, which facilitated the conversion of adsorbed formaldehyde into free formaldehyde in the pore structure, thereby promoting its migration and diffusion in the particleboard pores. Moreover, the synergistic effect of the addition-condensation and nucleophilic cross-linking of the core and wall materials quickly captured the free formaldehyde in the panels and reduced the releasable concentration of formaldehyde in the material, thus achieving the long-term effective control of formaldehyde emission.

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