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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1994
Masahiro Tsumura, Kamisu, JP;
Masao Tashima, Kamisu, JP;
Hiromi Miyasita, Kamisu, JP;
Haruhiko Takeda, Kamisu, JP;
Tomoaki Fujii, Kamisu, JP;
Kashima Oil Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A process for producing a modified phenolic resin comprises heating (a) petroleum heavy oil or pitch and (b) a formaldehyde polymer in a molar ratio of formaldehyde:oil or pitch of from 1 to 15:1 in the presence of an acid catalyst, adding phenol in a molar ratio of phenol:oil or pitch of from 0.5 to 5:1 to form a crude modified phenolic resin, and purifying by performing in optional sequence (i) a treatment with an aliphatic or alicyclic hydrocarbon to remove unreacted components and (ii) an extraction with a solvent wherein the catalyst has a solubility of 0.1 or less to remove the catalyst.