Table 1.

Urea-Formaldehyde (UF) and Melamine-Urea-Formaldehyde (MUF) resins analysis results, Particleboard.

Resin Type	UF Reference	MFC-Reinforced UF	MUF Reference	MFC-Reinforced MUF
% MFC, dry/liquid resin	0.00	0.22	0.00	0.32
Solids (%)	65.8	67.0	63.6	63.6
pH	8.5	7.9	9.2	9.6
Viscosity (cP)	315	370	195	450
Gel time (s)	60	56	73	95
Water tolerance (mL:mL)	1/1.4	1/0.6	1/0.5	1/0.6
Specific gravity	1.279	1.295	1.265	1.233