Soybean glue

Description

A vegetable glue made from the soybean cakes, i.e. the products left after the oil extraction. Developed in 1922, soybean glue is made from the alpha protein fraction. Additives can include, clay, nut shell flour, wood, flours, deformers, limes, sodium silicate, starch, borax, or dispersing agents. Soybean glue is marketed dry, then activated with water. It provides stronger adhesion that other vegetable pastes (Brady 1971). Soybean glues are used for interior plywood and millwork as well as for sizing and coating paper.

Synonyms and Related Terms

cola de soja (Esp.); soybean protein; soya glue; soy-bean glue

Resources and Citations

• A. Lambuth, "Soybean Glues" in Handbook of Adhesives, I.Skeist (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1977, p.172-180.

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 369

• The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980

• Susan Klim, Composite Wood Material in 20th Century Furniture

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000