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ATTENTION has already been directed in NATURE to the important research work carried out in the Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India, in connexion with the construction of plywood containers to replace metal drums and other containers imported in large quantities before the War, the incidence of the latter bringing this source of supply to an end. In connexion with this research, investigations had to be instituted into possible new adhesives. The Wood Preservation Section of the Institute has done important work on the development of maize and ground-nut proteins as adhesives, and on various lining compounds for proofing plywood containers and drums. The plywood and other industries have been affected by the shortage and high prices of casein, and this work on the protein of maize, which is a waste product of starch manufacture, will not only enable this waste product to be used but also will give an adhesive at a competitive price.
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Plywood Adhesives and Linings. Nature 153, 173 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153173a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/153173a0