Melamine Chemicals, Inc.

George M Crews

G Graham Allan

Donald E Freepons

Shen Ji

Charles U Pittman, Jr

Ruicheng Ran

Ji Shen

Spherical porous polymer pigment beads of melamine formaldehyde resin with uniform diameter were prepared by a water-in-oil emulsion polymerization of colored methylolmelamine aqueous solution. The dyes combined with methylolmelamine to give an excellent hue stability. The pigmented melamine formaldehyde beads (PMFB) with mean size of 3-6 micron as an organic pigment showed excellent weather and heat stability, chemical resistant properties and disperability in an application medium.

Preparation of pigmented melamine-formaldehyde polymer beads

Ammeline-melamine-formaldehyde resins (AMFR) containing from 5-100% ammeline were synthesized by the polymerization of the sodium salt of ammeline, which must be made in advance, melamine, and formaldehyde in basic medium (pH=9.2-10.0). In this copolymerization, it is possible to make uniform random AMFR resins with any mole ratio of ammeline salt to melamine. Preferably the AMFR resin will contain from 5-10% ammeline. As an 'ionomer' or a 'polyelectrolyte,' both the solid and solution properties of these resins (such as melting temperature, solubility, solution stability, etc.) depended directly on the mole ratio of ammeline to melamine and formaldehyde, and/or on the pH value of the medium in which the AMFR resin was present. The pH value controlled the ammeline rings/ammeline's salt groups and also the ratio of unprotonated to protonated amino groups on both the melamine and ammeline rings. These polymers have different solubilities, cloud points and solution lifetimes (which depend on pH) than melamine-formaldehyde resins. AMFR systems containing from 5-10% ammeline are more flexible than MFR resins and exhibit different adhesion properties than MFR resins.

Ammeline-melamine-formaldehyde resins (AMFR) and method of preparation

A process of producing melamine formaldehyde resins using crude or impure melamine is described. The process using the impure or crude melamine includes the control of the pH within the range of from about 8 to 10, and preferably 9 to 9.2 during at least the initial stages of the formaldehyde/melamine reaction. The pH control provides resins having commercially acceptable characteristics, with the cook times of the resin formation also being commercially acceptable.

Process for producing melamine formaldehyde resins using impure melamine

Relates to a fertilizer product in granular form, to processes for making and using it. The granules have strength, sizes and weights suitable for mechanical dispensing and application to and into the soil. These granules combine particles of a nitrogen source of poor solubility in pH 7 water at 20.degree. C., that converts slowly to a useful form, together with a binder that holds these fine particles together.

Fertilizer compositions, processes of making them, and pocesses of using

Fertilizer compositions, processes of making them and processes of using

This invention relates to an improved annealing process for preparing melamine-urea fertilizer granular agglomerates having increased crush strength.

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Gonzales, LA, United States of America

George M Crews