Uses Bakelite is used for making combs, photograph records, electrical switches etc. Soft bakelites with low degree of polymerisation are used as binding glue for laminated wooden plants, in varnishes and lacquers.
2. Melamine-formaldehyde Resin
It is a copolymer formed by the polymerisation of melamine( which is a heterocyclic triamine) and formaldehyde as follows:
Properties and Uses
It is very hard and tough. It has assumed great importance these days particularly in making crockery. They do not break even when droped from a height.
3. Urea-formaldehyde Resin