Abstract: Phenolic aldehyde resins used in adhesive coatings for binding substrates to rubber are modified to provide better adhesion and to decrease the problem of blowholes on the substrate coated with the adhesive coating. The resin is modified by incorporating into the resin a compound selected from the group consisting of urea, thiourea, thionamide having one to six carbon atoms or mixture thereof. In the method of preparing the modified phenolic aldehyde resin about 1 to about 10 weight percent based on the resin is added to the aqueous solution either simultaneously with or sequentially after the addition of the phenolic compound and aldehyde. The modified phenolic resin is then combined with an elastomeric latex or latices to produce the improved adhesive coating.

Abstract: This invention relates to cellular plastic compositions of condensation products of phenol-urea and formaldehyde useful for thermal and acoustical insulation and methods for their preparation in which the phenol is present in amounts of about 1 to about 20 percent by weight wherein the condensation product prior to foaming and setting as a rigid cellular plastic has a viscosity at room temperature of approximately 30 to 36 seconds, No. 1 Zahn cup, and a pH maintained in the range of about 6 to 8.

Abstract: A process for producing an acid agent which comprises reaction of sulphonated phenol and formaldehyde in an "ideal" displacement reactor at a temperature within the range of from 50.degree. to 120.degree. C. at a constant molar ratio of said components. The reaction may be carried out in the presence of additives such as urea or orthophosphoric acid.The process according to the present invention has an increased productivity at reduced power and labor inputs as compared to the prior art processes.