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New Uses Tech Sheet: Adhesives
8.20.2010 
Soy-based adhesives have been used to manufacture common wood products, such as plywood,for over 70 years. While soy adhesives are still used in some specific applications, the introductionof urea-formaldehyde and phenol-formaldehyde resins in the late 1930s provided greater waterresistance and lower costs than the older soy products. Environmental concerns and rising costs forpetrochemical-based resins and requests from users for adhesives made from a renewable feedstockhave caused a resurgence...
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New Uses Tech Sheet: Coatings
8.20.2010 
Soybean oil is the most readily available and one of the lowest-costvegetable oils in the world today. For many years, soybean oil hasbeen a major ingredient in making alkyd resins, which are dissolvedin carrier solvents to make oil-based paints. While the production ofalkyd resins, finished paints and coatings may involve proprietaryformulations, the basic chemistry of converting a vegetable oil intoan alkyd resin under heat and pressure is well understood....
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New Uses Tech Sheet: Lubricants
8.20.2010 
Increasing market penetration of soybean oil lubricants will bedriven by a combination of environmental, economic, conservationand performance issues. Petroleum-based oils, also known asmineral oils, will continue to be the most economical choicefor many producers, meeting original equipment manufacturer(OEM)-desired performance characteristics in many uses. However,soy and other vegetable oils show the ability to compete insignificant segments of this market....
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New Uses Tech Sheet: Solvents
8.20.2010 
As companies strive to improve safety for their employees andmeet regulatory requirements, interest in biobased products thatcan replace petroleum-based chemicals is growing. One of theserenewable solutions is methyl soyate – an excellent petrochemicalsolvent replacement derived from soybean oil....
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New Uses Market Opportunity Summary: Adhesives
8.20.2010 
Soy-protein-based wood adhesives have been used forcenturies. Since World War II, they have been largely replacedby petroleum-based adhesives with superior performance andeconomics. Current research is focused on developing andcommercializing two soy products....
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