Substrate Saturation
Many applications use liquid phenolic resins to saturate substrates such as paper, fabrics, and wood. Phenolic resins receive preference because of their high mechanical strength, outstanding chemical resistance, and good flame resistant properties. Typically, solvent-borne resol resins are used, but depending on the specific products and processes, aqueous resol resins or resol cured novolac resins in solvents are preferred. Typical application fields are:
Paper laminates (decorative or functional)
Engineered wood
Filter paper impregnation (Oil filters, Gasoline filters, Air filters)
Plastics Engineering Company provides resins for the full range of technologies used in this application field and works to customize specific phenolic resins to the requirements of the individual customer.