Formaldehyde is a common organic compound used as raw-material in several industrial applications, namely in urea-formaldehyde (UF), melamine-ureaformaldehyde (MUF) and phenol-formaldehyde resin (PF) production. These resins have been used in the manufacture of wood-based panels for decades, playing a central role within their production and properties. Since the reclassification of formaldehyde as "carcinogeni...
High-pressure laminates (HPL) are a multipurpose, high strength and value-added surface material foruse on construction (facades, walls and flooring) and furniture sector. Standard HPL is obtained by thehot-pressing of an assembly of paper sheets impregnated with thermosetting resins (usually melamineformaldehydeand phenol-formaldehyde) and normally is used for surfacing wood based panels (WBP).In the last year...