Low-shrinkage, acid-hardening mixtures of furan cements and process for the preparation thereof

Abstract

An acid-hardening low shrinkage cement based on a furan-modified phenolic resin containing as a binder (A) a reaction product of furfuryl alcohol with a hydroxymethyl group-containing substituted phenol resol, based on a substituted phenol selected from the group consisting of bifunctional alkylphenol, an aralkylphenol each having 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical, an arylphenol or a combination thereof with a minor amount of one or more unsubstituted phenols, wherein in the substituted phenol resol at least 75% of the reactive H-atoms of the nucleus are substituted by reaction with formaldehyde and wherein more than 0.5 mol of furfuryl alcohol has been reacted per hydroxymethyl group; together with (B) at least one reactive diluent in a weight ratio of (B):(A) in the range from (0.4 to 1.5):1, and a process for the preparation of said composition.

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