Carbamide Resins

Carbamide Resins

 

the polycondensation products of formaldehyde and urea (carbamide) and its derivatives—thiourea, dicyandiamide, and melamine.

Carbamide resins—urea-formaldehyde resin and melamine-formaldehyde resin, in particular—are important in the manu-facture of thermosetting plastics and glues.