Plastomer-modified asphalt binders meeting mscr specifications, asphalt paving materials with such asphalt binders, and methods for fabricating such asphalt binders are provided. The asphalt binder contains a base asphalt and a plastomer. If the plastomer has a drop point no greater than about 139° c., the asphalt binder further contains sulfur; sulfur-containing compounds, such as hydrocarbyl polysulfides and thiuram disulfides; ...

The present technology provides a method of manufacturing a rigid polyurethane foam having a low thermal conductivity from a foam composition comprising a polyol, an isocyanate, a polyurethane catalyst, a surfactant, water, a modified phenolic resin, optionally a physical blowing agent, and optionally a fire retardant.

Resin compositions having a reduced solubility and methods for making and using same are provided. In at least one specific embodiment, the resin composition can include a phenolic resin, a latent acid, a catalyst, and a liquid medium. The catalyst can be a base compound and can be present in an amount of about 2 wt % to about 7 wt %, based on ...

The present invention provides compositions useful as a replacement for cellulose ether in cement, plaster or mortar compositions comprising i) nonionic or substantially nonionic vinyl or acrylic brush polymers having pendant or side chain polyether groups, and having a relative weight average molecular weight of from 140,000 to 50,000,000 g/mole, and ii) aromatic cofactors containing one or more phenolic groups, such ...

This invention relates to a process for stabilizing a phenolic resin containing a mixture of linear phenolic resins and calixarenes and a demulsifier composition comprising the stabilized phenolic resins prepared from the process. The process comprises contacting the phenolic resin with an alkylene carbonate, in the presence of a base catalyst, to at least partially alkoxylate the phenolic hydroxyl groups ...

The present invention provides aqueous, epoxy-based sizing compositions for carbon fibers. The size composition incorporates highly functionalized film forming epoxy novolac phenolic resins in combination with highly functionalized sulfonated polyesters having high tg characteristics, sulfonate equivalent weights in the range from 2000 to 20,000 and number average molecular weights in the range from about 1000 to about 100,000. The present invention also provides corresponding ...

A biocide resin composition that includes one or more solutions of selected melamine-formaldehyde, urea-formaldehyde, phenol-formaldehyde, melamine-urea-formaldehyde, and phenolic resins, and more than one copper salt soluble in aqueous systems and melamine-formaldehyde, urea-formaldehyde, and phenolic solutions. Copper salts are of the copper citrate, copper lysinate, copper gluconate, copper salicylate, copper phthalocyanine, copper chelate, copper oxalate, copper acetate, copper methionine, copper tartrate, ...

A thermosetting coating composition comprising: (a) a polymer selected from a polyester, a polycarbonate, a polyamide, and an epoxy and (b) a curable benzoxazine-based phenolic resin comprising the reaction product of: (i) a phenol compound, (ii) an aldehyde, and (iii) a polyamine having at least one primary amine and at least one secondary amine.

The present invention provides coating systems that use polycyclic polyester resins in combination with phenolic resins. The combination of these resin materials provides a coating composition that provides cured coatings with excellent adhesion, blush resistance, stain resistance, and corrosion resistance in a single coating composition. This makes the coating compositions well suited for use to form coatings on closures used ...

A process for the production of high compressive strength microspheres of cured phenolic resins are disclosed. Specifically, the microspheres formed by this process exhibit excellent viscoelastic properties in that the microspheres retain their shape even after applying a load of at least 4 gpa at 2. 5 percent strain, and exhibit high hardness of at least about 0. 3 gpa.

The present invention is based upon a coating system that uses polycyclic polyester polymers and phenolic resins. The coating system comprises first and second coatings. The first coating preferably is derived from ingredients comprising a polycyclic polyester resin having first and second fused rings that share at least two atoms in common. The second coating preferably is derived from ingredients ...

The present invention provides derivatives of native lignin having a certain ethoxy content. Surprisingly, it has been found that phenolic resins comprising derivatives of native lignin having certain ethoxy contents have acceptable performance characteristics such as bond-strength.

Methods are provided for producing bio-oil polyols, alkoxylating bio-oil polyols to provide polyols, and for employing the alkoxylated bio-oil polyols for making polymers or copolymers of polyesters or polyurethanes. Compositions and methods are provided for incorporating bio-oils into phenolic resins such as phenol-formaldehyde resin and phenol-formaldehyde-urea resin, as well as hot melt adhesive compositions.

Disclosed herein are compositions and methods of making phenolic compounds and phenolic resins. The resins include multifunctional epoxies, amino glycidyl derivatives, alkanoate derivatives, alkyl ether derivatives, and multi-functional amines prepared from hydroxymethyl derivatives of novolac resin.

The composition includes: at least one binder chosen from phenolic resins, and particles formed from at least one pulverulent solid chosen from glass, polymers and silica, and mixtures thereof, the particles having an average size of less than 1 mm, wherein the composition includes between 34% and 50% by weight of the pulverulent material relative to the total weight of the composition. A ...

The unsaturated curable polyester resin can be dispersed in water or dissolved in a solvent and is suitable for waterborne or solventborne coating compositions. Phenolic based crosslinking coating compositions that contain these unsaturated curable polyester resins are curable at elevated temperatures.

Wherein said resole phenolic resin is soluble in an organic solvent and curable with a functional polyester.

There is now provided a variety of curable polyester resins that cure well with phenolic crosslinking agents. The curable polyester resins include polyester resins that have both carboxyl and hydroxyl functionalities and a high ratio of carboxyl functionalities to hydroxyl functionalities; unsaturated curable polyester having residues of an α,β-unsaturated polycarboxylic acid compound with at least one ...

This invention relates to a process for stabilizing a phenolic resin containing a mixture of linear phenolic resins and calixarenes and a demulsifier composition comprising the stabilized phenolic resins prepared from the process. The process comprises contacting the phenolic resin with an alkylene carbonate, in the presence of a base catalyst, to at least partially alkoxylate the phenolic hydroxyl groups ...

A solid epoxy resin powder coarting composition which includes a divinylarene dioxide resin as one component; and wherein the solid epoxy resin powder coating composition can be formed by blending or reacting various other components with the divinylarene dioxide resin. For example, other components can include other epoxy resins; phenolic resins; or monomeric and/or polymeric isocyanates. The powder coating ...

The present invention relates to strategies by which one or more phenolic resins are provided in aqueous phenolic dispersions in a manner so that the resultant aqueous phenolic dispersions are more easily combined with water-based latex compositions. The principles of the present invention make it much easier to formulate water-based latex compositions in which substantial phenolic resin content can be ...