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HRID 1758355Generated: October 31, 2026

Formaldehyde → Formaldehyde;phenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantPhenolHCID 996—
ProductFormaldehyde;phenolHCID 172281—

Reaction Steps

which process comprises reacting an aqueous mixture of phenol and formaldehyde containing a mol ratio of formaldehyde to phenol between 1.7 and 2.8 and a pH-active material in an amount producing a pH between 5.8 and 8.5 at least until a phenol-formaldehyde polymer is formed as signified by the appearance of a hydrophobe point upon water dilution;

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04373062
Source datasetuspto-grants-1983_02
ORD IDord-c524080216a9490a9e45c451793e5dc2
Source noteuspto-grants-1983_02