Process for preparation of resin and resin obtained
AssigneeChemical Process Corporation
InventorsTito Viswanathan, Donald H. Westermann
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Abstract
The process of preparing a formaldehyde-free, thermosetting resin which is especially useful for bonding lignocellulosic materials together to form plywood or particle board, which process comprises first reacting an aqueous preparation containing a carbohydrate raw material with a mineral acid to convert the carbohydrate to polymerizable reactants and second reacting the polymerizable reactants with ammonia to form the thermosetting resin. The resin can be further cross-linked to form an insoluble resinous material by heating.
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The process for preparing a thermosetting resin for bonding lignocellulosic materials to form a product, such as plywood and particle board, which process comprises first reacting an aqueous preparation consisting essentially of carbohydrate in a closed reactor at an elevated temperature of about 140.degree. C. to about 250.degree. C. with sufficient mineral acid, to produce a pH of about 0.5 to 2.0, and to convert the carbohydrate to polymerizable reactants, and then when that reaction is over reacting the thus obtained reactants with ammonia at a pH above 3.0 to form a storage stable, water soluble, thermosetting resin which can be further cross-linked by exposure to heat.
A two step process for preparing a formaldehyde-free adhesive from a carbohydrate raw material, said process comprising first heating in a closed reactor an aqueous preparation consisting essentially of hydrolyzable carbohydrate raw material to a temperature above about 100.degree. C. in the presence of sufficient mineral acid to adjust the pH to about 0.5 to about 2.0 and to hydrolyze the carbohydrate to polymerizable reactants and when that reaction is substantially complete then reacting the polymerizable reactants with ammonia at a pH of above about 3.0 at a temperature of about 145.degree. C. under pressure to form a resin which is storage stable and can be further cross-linked by the use of heat.
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