摘要 |
Self-curing or curable materials are obtained from the distillation residues of coal hydrogenation by condensing a residue of this type having a softening point of 30 DEG to 54 DEG C. in a first stage with a mono- or dihydroxybenzene and/or a methylhydroxybenzene and/or an ethylene substituted benzene. These reactants are used at a ratio of residue to benzene derivative between 1:1 and 2:1 and the reaction is carried out in the presence of acid at a pH of 1 to 2 and at a temperature of 90 DEG to 100 DEG C. In a second stage the thus obtained reaction product is then further reacted at about the same temperature with an aldehyde. As a result a novolak-type resin is obtained. The invention permits the making of inexpensive self-curing or curable materials with properties similar to those of phenolic acids. Besides, the invention also provides an outlet for the high boiling residue of the extractive coal hydrogenation which otherwise had little use. |