Preparation of Waterbased Phenol-Formaldehyde Resin and its Application on Para-Aramid Paper

Waterbased phenol-formaldehyde (PF) resin was prepared and applied to enhance the mechanical strength of aramid paper in this paper. The water dilution stability of prepared PF resin was studied. The chemical structure and the thermal stability of prepared PF resin were characterized. The comprehensive performances of aramid paper before and after strengthen by PF resin were tested. The Micro-morphology of aramid paper was observed by Scanning electron microscopy (SEM0. The results shows that the comprehensive performances of aramid paper were greatly enhanced after being strengthen by PF resin. Its expected that the prepared PF resin has promising application in aramid paper industry.