CPC C08L 97/02 (2013.01) [C08K 13/04 (2013.01); C08L 1/02 (2013.01); C08L 3/02 (2013.01); C08L 5/14 (2013.01); C08L 97/005 (2013.01); C09D 197/02 (2013.01); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); C08K 2201/011 (2013.01); C08L 2203/16 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. A paste or plasticine-like mixture comprising water; at least one natural wood material selected from wood flour, wood chop and wood chips; cellulose nanocrystals (CNC); and at least one hemicellulose and/or lignin and/or starch, wherein the at least one natural wood material is free of unnatural or synthetic additives; the composition being for use in
(a) a process of fabrication of 3D wood objects; or
(b) a process for coating or covering a surface region of an object with the wood material;
wherein the mixture is free of formaldehyde, synthetic resins and/or epoxy based materials;
wherein the CNC is a crystalline rod-like material with a length of between 100 and 400 nm; and
wherein the amount of CNC is between 0.01 wt % and 20 wt %.
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