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. 2023 Aug 8;621(7979):511–515. doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06507-5

Fig. 2. Effects of hot-pressing conditions on adhesion performances of lignin adhesives.

Fig. 2

a, Response surface for the wet strengths of three-layer plywoods as a function of the hot-pressing temperature and the glue application level. b, Effects of hot-pressing temperatures and times on the adhesion performance of FPL adhesives, without acid addition. Lignin adhesive preparation: 1:2 (w/w) lignin/water; glue application level: 100 g m−2. c, The promoting effect of acid addition on the adhesion performances of FPL adhesives. Lignin adhesive preparation: 1:2:0.1 (w/w/w) lignin/water/H2SO4; glue application level: 100 g m−2. The dot-dashed line at 0.7 MPa in b,c marks the minimum industrial requirement for the adhesion strength. All examined bonding strengths were found to be significantly (ANOVA, P < 0.01) affected by hot-pressing temperatures and time as well as glue application levels (Extended Data Table 1). Error bars show the s.d. of measured bonding strengths with four repeats.