摘要:
A method of purifying novolak resins useful as a material for coating on a semiconductor substrate, which comprises dissolving a novolak resin in a solvent having a solubility in water at 20°C of not more than l00, and extracting the resulting solution with an acidic aqueous solution thereby to reduce the metal content of the resin. If desired, the solution may be subjected to both the extraction step and a centrifugal separation step in a desired sequence instead of the extraction step alone.