Wood adhesives and glued wood products
| Title | Συγκολλητικές Ουσίες και Σύνθετα Προϊόντα Ξύλου / Wood adhesives and glued wood products |
| Code | 913Ε |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Forestry and Natural Environment |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600019489 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Dasologías kai Fysikoý Perivállontos (2020-sīmera)
Registered students: 2
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elective Courses | Compulsory Course belonging to the selected specialization (Compulsory Specialization Course) | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Elective Courses | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Elective Courses | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Elective Courses | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Elective Courses | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Elective Courses | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Total Hours | 26 |
| Class ID | 600273688
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Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600273688
- At the Website of the School: http://wood-technology.web.auth.gr/index.php/el/education-gr
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=15860
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=14239
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- 46Υ Chemistry & Wood Chemical Products
- 55Υ Wood technology
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will:
- know the principles of wood bonding
- know the types of wood adhesives and their historical development
- know the basic technical properties of wood adhesives and the related testing methods
- know the methods of wood adhesion
- know the procedures for assesing the quality of wood bonding
- Know the types of glued wood products, their production technology, their properties, trends and development prospects
- know the effects on the environment and humans from the use of wood adhesives
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Respect natural environment
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
- Adhesives for wood and wood products - definitions
- Adhesive application techniques
- Combination of adhesives
- Quality control of wood bonding strength
- Fundamentals of wood bonding
- Storage rules and shelf life of adhesives
- Rules of hygienic protection from adhesive substances
- Formaldehyde emissions from glued wood products
- Ecological adhesives
- Wood products bonded with inorganic adhesives
- New trends in wood bonding
- Glued wood products (laminated wood, plywood, fibreboards, particleboards, OSB, LVL, PSL etc).
- Production technology of glued wood products and wood composites (raw materials, machines, production stages, technological parameters, quality control)
- Properties and uses of glued wood products and wood composites
- surface treatments
- Utilization of lignins and carbohydrates in the production of adhesives
- Possibilities of using tannins in wood bonding
Keywords
wood adhesion, wood bonding, wood composites, engineered wood, particleboard, fiberboard, wood-based panels
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 26 | 0.9 | |||
| Laboratory Work | 6 | 0.2 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 26 | 0.9 | |||
| Exams | 2 | 0.1 | |||
| Total | 60 | 2 |
Student Assessment
Description
The final grade is determined by the final examimation and/or a written work which is assigned after consultation with the teacher.
More details in the course webpage (e-learning)
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
- Α.Γρηγορίου,1999. Συγκόλληση και συγκολλητικές ουσίες Ξύλου.Πανεπιστημιακέςπαραδόσεις,ΥπηρεσίαΔημοσιευμάτων,Αριστοτέλιο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης.
- Α. Γρηγορίου,2006. Συγκολλημένα προιόντα Ξύλου-Τεχνολογία παραγωγής,ιδιότητες και χρήσεις. Σελ.505. Πανεπιστημιακές παραδόσεις, Υπηρεσία Δημοσιευμάτων, Αριστοτέλιο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης.
- Antonio Pizzi, Kash L. Mittal, 2011. Wood Adhesives. CRC Press (2011), p.452, ISBN 9789004190931
Last Update
12-08-2024
