Abstract
Phenolic resin is the oldest total synthesized plastic commercialized by Belgium-born American engineer Dr. Leo H.Baekeland in 1907 industrially and over 100 years have passed. During this time, the phenolic resin which has excellent heat resistance, strength and so on good performance with relatively inexpensive, is used extremely and widely evolving and adapting to suit new high technology market added to consumer usual goods. In this paper, the recent development of phenolic resin about basic skills of synthesis and curing method and mechanism mainly, and from the point of view of the green chemistry, recycling of cured resin and natural phenolic resin raw materials are reviewed.
