The Acid-Catalyzed Phenol-Formaldehyde Reaction: Critical Runaway Conditions and Stability Criterion

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-47

  Lu, K T ^a   Luo, K M ^a   Lin, S H ^b   Su, S H ^a   Hu, K H ^c  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c JEN TEH JUNIOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acid catalyst; Critical temperature; Phenol formaldehyde polymerization; Runaway reaction; Stability criterion

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYSIS; FORMALDEHYDE; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHENOLS; REACTION KINETICS; RESINS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CRITICAL TEMPERATURES; EXOTHERMIC POLYMERIZATION; RUNAWAY REACTIONS; STABILITY CRITERION;

POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 1442283325     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/095758204322777651     Document Type: Article

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