Phenolic encapsulating compositions

Claim 1

A PROCESS FOR PREPARING ENCAPSULATING RESINS WHICH COMPRISES (A) PREPARING A FURFURYL ALCOHOL CONDENSATION RESIN PRODUCT WHICH COMPRISES CONDENSING FURFURYLALCOHOL WITH AN ALIPHATIC ALDEHYDE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN ACID CATALYST, NEUTRALIZING THE REACTION MIXTURE AND THEREAFTER ADMIXING A HETEROCYCLIC ALDEHYDE WHICH IS A FIVE MEMBERED MONOHETERO CONJUGATED DIENE CYCLIC COMPOUND WHEREIN FOUR MEMBERS OF THE RING ARE CARBON ATOMS AND THE FIFTH MEMBER IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF OXYGEN, NITROGEN AND SULFUR, WITH THE FURFURYL ALCOHOL CONDENSATION RESIN PRODUCT (B) PREPARING A PHENOL-ALIPHATIC ALDEHYDE CONDENSATION RESIN PRODUCT WHICH COMPRISES CONDENSING A PHENOL WITH AN ALIPHATIC ALDEHYDE IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYST AND THEREAFTER NEUTRALIZING THE REACTION MIXTURE (C) ADMIXING THE SAID FURFURYL ALCOHOL CONDENSATION RESIN PRODUCT AN SAID PHENOL-ALIPHATIC ALDEHYDE CONDENSATION RESIN PRODUCT AND THEREAFTER (D) REMOVING WATER THEREFROM UNTIL THE DESIRED MELTING POINT OF THE RESIN IS ACHIEVED.