Adhesives: Phenolic resins serve as key base materials for adhesives. Modified variants-such as phenolic-nitrile and phenolic-epoxy blends-offer excellent heat resistance and high bonding strength, making them suitable for bonding diverse substrates like metals and wood.
Anti-corrosion Materials: They are used to produce coatings, fiberglass-reinforced plastics (FRP), mortars, and impregnated graphite products for protective equipment linings in acidic and alkaline environments; they withstand corrosion from media such as hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoric acid at temperatures up to 120°C.
Refractory Materials: Acting as a binder for alumina-magnesia-carbon bricks, they maintain stable physicochemical properties at high temperatures and are utilized in refractory products for the metallurgical industry.
Abrasives: Advanced phenolic resins serve as binders for diamond grinding wheels, enhancing wheel strength and heat resistance, thereby significantly improving grinding performance and service life.
Emerging Fields: Applications extend to high-end sectors such as anode materials for electrolytic aluminum, photoresist production, and catalyst supports; phenolic resin-based carbon anode technology helps reduce production energy consumption and carbon emissions.