Abstract:The liquefaction of woody materials in the presence of phenol and acid catalyst is a promising method to utilize the waste woody materials into phenolic resin. However, the condensation reaction is a major problem for its practical applications. In order to suppress condensation reactions, methanol was added to the liquefaction medium. Even the intense condensation reactions were suppressed by the addition of 50% methanol (mol% to phenol). The effect of methanol was further confirmed by the measurement of mole… Show more
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