An analysis of thermal decomposition in oxidative conditions of model wood-based materials glued with amino resin. The presented work includes the results of thermal analysis of model samples of particleboards glued with urea-formaldehyde resin with varying degree of sealing (5 ÷ 30%), which is a measurable factor changing the elemental nitrogen content in the samples. Changes of the kinetic parameters of the thermo-destruction reactions occurring in the air were observed as well.