Part 1. Fundamental Adhesion Aspects in Wood Bonding Natural Lignans as Adhesives for Cellulose M. Sedano-Mendoza, P. Lopez-Albarran, A. Pizzi Evaluation of Some Synthetic Oligolignols as Adhesives Carmen Martinez, Miriam Sedano, Abril Munro, Pablo Lopez, Antonio Pizzi Modification of Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) and Black Spruce (Picea mariana) Wood Surfaces in a Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) at Atmospheric Pressure Frederic Busnel, Vincent Blanchard, Julien Pregent, Luc Stafford, Bernard Riedl, Pierre Blanchet, Andranik Sarkissian Determination of the Microstructure of an Adhesive-Bonded Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) using 3-D Sub-micrometer Computer Tomography Gernot Standfest, Simon Kranzer, Alexander Petutschnigg, Manfred Dunky Influence of the Degree of Condensation on the Radial Penetration of Urea-Formaldehyde Adhesives into Silver Fir (Abies alba, Mill) Wood Tissue Ivana Gavrilovic-Grmusa, Jovan Miljkovic, Milanka Diporovic-Momcilovic Radial Penetration of Urea-Formaldehyde Adhesive Resins into Beech (Fagus Moesiaca) Ivana Gavrilovic-Grmusa, Manfred Dunky, Jovan Miljkovic, Milanka Djiporovic-Momcilovic A Flexible Adhesive Layer to Strengthen Glulam Beams Maurice Brunner, Martin Lehmann, Sebastian Kraft, Urs Fankhauser Klaus, Klaus Richter, Jurg Conzett Properties Enhancement of Oil Palm Plywood through Veneer Pretreatment with Low Molecular Weight Phenol-Formaldehyde Resin Y. F. Loh, M. T. Paridah, Y. B. Hoong, E. S. Bakar, H. Hamdan, M. Anis Reaction Mechanism of Hydroxymethylated Resorcinol Adhesion Promoter in Polyurethane Adhesives for Wood Bonding A. Szczurek, A. Pizzi, L. Delmotte, A. Celzard Part 2. Synthetic Adhesives Optimization of the Synthesis of Urea-Formaldehyde Resins using Response Surface Methodology Joao M. Ferra, Pedro C. Mena, Jorge Martins, Adelio M. Mendes, Mario Rui N. Costa, Fernao D. Magalhaes, Luisa H. Carvalho Characterization of Urea-Formaldehyde Resins by GPC/SEC and HPLC Techniques Joao M. Ferra, Adelio M. Mendes, Mario Rui N. Costa, Fernao D. Magalhaes, Luisa H. Carvalho Formaldehyde-Free Dimethoxyethanal-Derived Resins for Wood-Based Panels M. Properzi, S. Wieland, F. Pichelin, A. Pizzi, A. Despres Melamine-Formaldehyde Resins without Urea for Wood Panels E. Pendlebury, H. Lei, M. -L. Antoine, A. Pizzi Bonding of Heat-Treated Spruce with Phenol-Formaldehyde Adhesive Mirko Kariz, Milan Sernek Influence of Nanoclay on Phenol-Formaldehyde and Phenol-Urea-Formaldehyde Resins for Wood Adhesives H. Lei, G. Du, A. Pizzi, A. Celzard, Q. Fang Emulsion Polymer Isocyanates as Wood Adhesive K. Grostad, A. Pedersen Adhesives for On-Site Rehabilitation of Timber Structures Helena Cruz, Joao Custodio Part 3. Environment-Friendly Adhesives Thermal Characterization of Kraft Lignin Phenol-Formaldehyde Resin for Paper Impregnation Arunjunaj Raj Mahendran, Gunter Wuzella, Andreas Kandelbauer Acacia mangium Tannin as Formaldehyde Scavenger for Low Molecular Weight Phenol-Formaldehyde Resin in Bonding Tropical Plywood Y. B. Hoong, M. T. Paridah, Y. F. Loh, M. P. Koh, C. A. Luqman, A. Zaidon Synthesis of Modified Poly(vinyl acetate) Adhesives A. Salvini, L. M. Saija, M. Lugli, G. Cipriani, C. Giannelli Acrylated Epoxidized Soy Oil as an Alternative to Urea-Formaldehyde in Making Wheat Straw Particleboards Mohamad Tasooji, Taghi Tabarsa, Abolghasem Khazaeian, Richard P. Wool Gluten Protein Adhesives for Wood Panels H. Lei, A. Pizzi, P. Navarrete, S. Rigolet, A. Redl, A. Wagner Wood Panel Adhesives from Low Molecular Mass Lignin and Tannin without Synthetic Resins P. Navarrete, H. R. Mansouri, A. Pizzi, S. Tapin-Lingua, B. Benjelloun-Mlayah, H. Pasch, S. Rigolet Part 4. Wood Welding and General Paper Wood-Dowel Bonding by High-Speed Rotation Welding - Application to Two Canadian Hardwood Species G. Rodriguez, P. Diouf, P. Blanchet, T. Stevanovic Chemical Changes Induced by High-Speed Rotation Welding of Wood - Application to Two Canadian Hardwood Species Y. Sun, M. Royer, P. N. Diouf, T. Stevanovic Moisture Sensitivity of Scots Pine Joints Produced by Linear Frictional Welding Mojgan Vaziri, Owe Lindgren, Antonio Pizzi, Hamid Reza Mansouri High Density Panels Obtained by Welding of Wood Veneers without any Adhesives H. R. Mansouri, J. -M. Leban, A. Pizzi Overview of European Standards for Adhesives Used in Wood-Based Products Frederic Simon, Guillaume Legrand