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==Description==
 
==Description==
A thermoset organic fiber produced from a phenolic novolac resin. The precursor resin is melt-spun in a solution of formaldehyde and hydrochloric acid. The reaction occurs and fibers are formed and cured.  
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A thermoset organic fiber produced from a phenolic novolac resin. The precursor resin is melt-spun in a solution of formaldehyde and hydrochloric acid. The reaction occurs and fibers are formed and cured. Novoloid fibers were initially developed in the 1960s.  Commercial fiber production and development was done by the Gunei Chemical Industry Co. based in Japan.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

Revision as of 13:02, 5 December 2020

Description

A thermoset organic fiber produced from a phenolic novolac resin. The precursor resin is melt-spun in a solution of formaldehyde and hydrochloric acid. The reaction occurs and fibers are formed and cured. Novoloid fibers were initially developed in the 1960s. Commercial fiber production and development was done by the Gunei Chemical Industry Co. based in Japan.

Synonyms and Related Terms

phenolic fiber; novolac; novolak; novoloid fiber; phenol formaldehyde resin; Novolac®; Kynol®

Risks

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Composed of 76% carbon, 18% oxygen, & 6% hydrogen.
  • Soluble in ethanol.

Resources and Citations

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 297
  • Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988
  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Marjory L. Joseph, Introductory Textile Science, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Fort Worth, TX, 1986