Formaldehyde-based wood adhesives such as phenol-formaldehyde, urea-formaldehyde and melamin-urea-for-maldehyde are derived from petrochemicals, which are non-renewable and therefore ultimately limited in supply (Li et al. 2004). Moreover, formaldehyde is considered a prior-ity pollutant by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Its emission into the environment and exposure of workers at manufacturing facilities continues to be a major safety concern (Keith and Telliard 1979,Myers1986).