Abstract:
A STABLE SLURRY COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY UNREACTED MIXTURE OF (1) A PREFROMED ON-RESINOUS UREA-FORMALDEHYDE REACTION PRODUCT REACTED TO THE POLYMETHYL UREA STAGE, HAVING A MOL RATIO OF FROM 4.0 TO 7.3 MOLS OF FORMALDEHYDE PER MOL OF UREA AND A PH OF AT LEAST 7.0 IS MIXED WITH MELAMINE O UREA AND MELAMINE IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO REDUCE THE FORMALDEHYDE TO NH2 GROUP RATIO TO 0.7 TO 1.0 MOL OF FROMALDEHYDE FOR EVERY MOL OF NH2 GROUP PRESENT. THE AMOUNT OF MELAMINE PRESENT IN THE MIXTURE IS AT LEAST 0.5% BY WEIGHT OF THE TOTAL UREA PLUS FORMALDEHYDE PRESENT.