title: Synthesis and thermal degradation studies of melamine formaldehyde resins.
abstract: Melamine formaldehyde (MF) resins have been synthesized at different reaction temperature and pH values. Different molar ratios of melamine and formaldehyde were used to synthesize the corresponding resins. The prepared resin samples were characterized by using molecular weight determination viscometry and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The maximum percentage of solid content (69.7%) was obtained at pH 8.5 and 75°C temperature. The molecular weight of MF resin was increased with an increase of melamine monomer concentration. The highest residual weight 14.125 wt.% was obtained with sample 10.
authors.affiliation: Research Center for CO 2 Capture, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 31750 Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ullah
authors.affiliation: Research Center for CO 2 Capture, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 31750 Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bustam
authors.affiliation: Petroleum Development Oman LLC, 100 Muscat, Oman.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nadeem
authors.affiliation: Department of Fundamental and Applied Science, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 31750 Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia.
authors.forename: M Y
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8490-7819
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Naz
authors.affiliation: Research Center for CO 2 Capture, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 31750 Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia.
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Research Center for CO 2 Capture, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 31750 Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Shariff
mesh_terms: D012117:Resins, Synthetic / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D013696:Temperature; D014227:Triazines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012117:Resins, Synthetic; D014227:Triazines; C504353:melamine formaldehyde; C011907:melamine