1. Introduction to polymers, wood adhesives, and wood finishes2. Principles of polymer chemistry for wood adhesives and finishes3. Thermosetting and thermoplastic wood adhesives and practices4. Principles of thermosetting and thermoplastic wood adhesives5. UF and MUF wood adhesive resins (manufacturing and resin chemistry)6. UF and MUF wood adhesive resins (curing)7. Particleboard, MDF, and hardwood plywood bonding with UF resins8. PF novolac wood adhesive resins (manufacturing and chemistry)9. PF resole wood adhesive resins (manufacturing and chemistry)10. PRF novolac wood adhesive resins and lumber lamination11. PF resin-based softwood wood adhesives and manufacturing12. Isocyanate resins for wood adhesives and coatings13. OSB manufacturing with PF/isocyanate wood adhesive resins14. Polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) emulsion wood adhesives15. Trouble shooting in wood bonding with PVAc resin adhesives16. Hot-melt and other specialty wood adhesives17. Casein, soybean flour, animal blood, and lignin wood adhesives18. Theory and practices of adhesive bonding for wood19. Mechanisms of adhesive bonding for wood20. Evaluation of wood adhesive bonds, quality control, and durability21. Introduction to coatings technology for wood ? part 122. Introduction to coatings technology for wood ? part 223. Industrial coating application processes24. Advanced reading materials for UF wood adhesive resins25. Advanced reading materials for 6-12% melamine-modified UMF wood adhesive resins26. Advanced reading materials for 2.5-5.0% melamine UMF wood adhesive resins27. Diethylene tricarbamide-formaldehyde (DF) wood adhesive resins28. Advanced reading materials for phenol-formaldehyde wood adhesive resins
Prof Moon Geu Kim acquired his PhD in Organic Chemistry at the Kansas State University. He worked in the industry for Weyerhauser Comnpany and Georgie-Pacific Corp. asSenior Scientist and Senior Development Chemist respectively. Until his retirement he served as Professor at the Mississippi State University and taught among others the course on "Adhesives and Finishes for Wood".