Phenolic, melamine, and formaldehyde resins are thermosetting adhesives that form strong bonds and have good resistance to high temperatures. As thermoset materials, they require heat or heat and ...

Description: Adhesive resins for the manufacture of phenolic particleboard, medium density fiberboard and hardboard. These products can aid in complying with: California Air Resource Board (CARB) ...

Baekeland discovered that carefully controlling the speed of the reaction between phenol and formaldehyde produced a mouldable resin. Mark describes the structure of Bakelite and how the links ...