Method of manufacturing a resin-like material by crosslinking a saccharide-containing substance with glyoxal and controlling the reaction by the use of an alkali halide

摘要

Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a resin-like material suitable for formed articles by cross-linking a saccharide-containing substance with glyoxal in water by controlling, by accelerating or retarding, the rate of the crosslinking reaction by the use of an alkali halide by dissolving or dispersing the alkali halide, saccharide-containing substance and glyoxal in water, causing the mixture to react by the application of heat, and removing moisture from the reacted mixture.