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Patented Apr. 23, 1968
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STABILIZED FORMALDEHYDE $0LUTIONS_
Roy H. Prinz, Robstown, and Bob C. Kerr, Kingsvrlle,
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formaldehyde.
novel stabilizers for formaldehyde, which stabilizers are 55 trosol 250 LR) was employed as the stabilizer. An other
wise identical solution containing 50% formaldehyde was
effective even when present in very small proportions.
stable for 30 days at 110 F.
Other objects of this invention will be apparent from
The proportions of colloid may be very small. For
the following detailed description and claims. In this de
60 very effective does not dissolve completely uniformly in
otherwise indicated.
aqueous formaldehyde when the colloid is present in
In accordance with one aspect of this invention aqueous
amount of 500 p.p.m. (based on the weight of the solu
formaldehyde has incorporated therein a colloid which
tion); that is, the colloid-containing solutions at this con
acts to stabilize the solution. Advantageously the colloid
centration and at higher concentrations (e.g. 1000 p.p.m.)
used is one which is soluble in the aqueous formaldehyde
without coloring or clouding the formaldehyde solution. although clear, have a granular appearance. This colloid
is found to be an excellent stabilizer even at much lower
A particularly suitable colloid is a cold Water soluble
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about 0.5% of dry colloid (based on the weight of the
solution). Preferably the amount of colloid is such that
the addition thereof has no substantial effect on the vis~
EXAMPLE II
The fresh colloid-containing solution of Example I was
bility.
cycles.
EXAMPLE Ill
Example I was repeated except that the amount of
methyl cellulose was increased to 100 ppm. The results
were substantially the same as those described in Ex
ample I.
EXAMPLE IV
Example I was repeated twice, substituting 100 ppm.
EXAMPLE I
65 formulations were modi?ed by the use of the formalde
(a) To a freshly prepared aqueous 40% solution of
hyde solutions of this invention.
formaldehyde (produced as a product of the partial oxi
(a) 702.5 grams of the solution obtained in accordance
dation, with air or oxygen, of an aliphatic hydrocarbon,
with Example I(b) was mixed with 98.9 grams methanol,
e.g. propane or butane), containing 1% methanol there
5 cc. of a 50% aqueous solution of triethanolamine, 25
was added 10 parts per million based on the total weight 70 cc. of 28% aqueous solution of ammonia, 330 grams of
of solution of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (cold Water
urea and 115.2 grams of ?ake paraformaldehyde and re
soluble Methocel 60 E6 of 4000 centipoises viscosity
?uxed for 15 minutes at atmospheric pressure, then acid
when measured on a 2% solution in water at 20 C.,
i?ed with 2.5 cc. of 25% aqueous phosphoric acid and
and having a methoxyl content of 28-30% and a hy
15.0 grams of phthalic anhydride and further re?uxed to
droxypropyl content or 7-12%). (The hydroxypropyl
give a water soluble urea formaldehyde resin of 100 cps.
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EXAMPLE XI
To a freshly prepared aqueous 42.5% solution of for
25% phosphoric acid _____________________ __
8.0
maldehyde (produced as in Example I) there were added
Phthalic anhydride ________________________ .._
10.0
the stabilizers described below in the amounts indicated
and the resin was cooked to a viscosity of 110 centipoises.
below. The stability of each of the resulting solutions was
A sparklingly clear and stable resin solution was pro 15 tested by allowing it to stand at 73 F. At this tempera
duced.
ture the same formaldehyde solution, to which no stabi
(c) Example VI(a) and (b) were repeated except that
lizer was added, was unstable; i.e., it showed polymeriza
commercial 371/2% methanol-inhibited formalin was
tion in less than one day:
Urea
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330.0
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and (b). The resin solutions thus produced were less clear
rose to 8.7. Then 330 grams of urea were added, the mix
ture was heated to re?ux at atmospheric pressure and
discontinued.
EXAMPLE IX
The colloid-containing solution of Example I was heat
EXAMPLE X
discontinued.
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as stabilizers.
EXAMPLE XVI
EXAMPLE XII
100 cc. of the unstabilized formaldehyde solution of
p.p.m.
12 days the cloudy solution was still stable and the test
was discontinued.
EXAMPLE XIII
and
200
p.p.m.
of hydroxyethyl
cellulose
EXAMPLE XV
To the unstabilized formaldehyde solution of Example
X11 there was added 1000 p.p.m. of raw egg white. The
visible polymer.
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Similar results were achieved with proportions of 10
and 50 p.p.m. of hydroxyethyl cellulose, e.g. a 52%
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