Abstract: A paper based frictional material is formed by forming a paper material of a desired size from a mixture comprising wood pulp, a lubricant and an organic fiber; soaking said paper material in a binder agent, and then drying the soaked material; and heating said dried paper product to carbonize the same under conditions in which oxygen is substantially eliminated from contact with said paper material so that a material is obtained whose frictional characteristics are such that the material is useful as a clutch facing in automatic transmissions.

Abstract: A process for producing resin-coated sand particles for use in shell moles wherein a phenolformaldehyde resin in an initial stage of condensation is sprayed into a hot zone to form droplets which gravitationally descend to a cold zone and solidify. The particles are mixed with sand, heated to a temperature above the melting point of the resin and coat the sand.