Conclusion: Guidelines for Future Developments in Phenolic Resins and Related Technologies

Abstract

The impression sometimes arises that development, production, and con sumption of phenolic resins and other thermosets — particularly amino and furan resins — are stagnant or in decline. However, this is not, in fact, the case. It is safe to assume that this group of products will always be required for many end-use applications due to its performance characteristics. The reader of this publication will recognize that phenolic resins still have a bright future as adhesives for industrial applications and thermosetting molding compounds. Pertinent examples are matrix resins for high performance fiber composites, applications in the transportation industry, components for carbonbased materials and refractories that afford a high carbon yield in the caebonization process, and giass fiber-reinforced phenolic molding compounds exhibiting high, constant thermal resistance.