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John P Thelman

Andrew B Auerbach

Albin F Turbak

The evolution of formaldehyde from shaped cellulose acetayte articles containing methylolated melamine or guanamine polymers is reduced by adding to the solutions from which the cellulose acetate article is regenerated, from 1 to 20% by weight based on the weight of the methylolated polymer of a cyclic urea compound.

Process for preparing shaped cellulose acetate article

The tendency of cellulose acetate solutions, containing methylolated polymers of melamine or guanamine, to prepolymerize or gel is reduced by the addition to the solutions of an amine oxide. The amine oxide also acts to reduce the viscosity of the cellulose acetate solutions.

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John P Thelman