STABILIZED, AQUEOUS PHENOLIC RESIN BINDERS FOR MINERAL WOOL AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MINERAL WOOL PRODUCTS

摘要

A stabilized aqueous phenolic binder for mineral wool comprising an emulsified phenolic resin consisting essentially of a phenolic resin having a degree of conversion of phenol of 99 % or more, said binder containing a protective colloidal agent of an addition terpolymer consisting essentially of a carboxylic functional monomer X, a relative water-insoluble monomer Y, and a urethane functional associative monomer Z having the formula: -[X]-[Y]-[Z]-. A method of producing an emulsifiable phenolic resin; an emulsifiable phenolic resin obtainable by the method; a method of producing a stabilized phenolic binder for mineral wool; a stabilized phenolic binder obtainable by the method; use of said binder in production of mineral wool products; methods of producing mineral wool products; and mineral wool products obtainable by the methods.