Over the last two decades, new water-soluble monocyclic aromatic (MA) polymers have been developed: sulfonated phenol–formaldehyde polymer (SPF), aminosulfonate–phenol–formaldehyde polymer (AS) and ...

Phenol formaldehyde (PF) is a synthetic polymer produced by reacting phenol with formaldehyde. Fillers, such as wood pulp and cellulose, can be used to reinforce PF.

Phenol-formaldehyde resins have long been used as coatings and adhesives in composite materials such as particleboard and plywood. But the discovery of the carcinogenic effects of formaldehyde has ...