Patent ID: 7317064

Claim:
A composition for the manufacture of composites comprising: i) a formulated resin system comprising: a. a novolac resin prepared from a phenolic compound and an aldehyde, wherein the phenolic compound is selected from the group consisting of phenol, bisphenol, phloroglucinol, cresols, alkyl phenols, phenol ethers, tannins and lignins, and wherein the ratio of aldehyde to phenolic compound is less than one; and b. a non-formaldehyde hardener selected from the group consisting of oxazolidines, nitroalcohols, nitrones, halonitroparaffins, oxazines, azaadamantanes, hexamethylenetetramine salts, nitroamines, imidazolidines, triazines, nitrooxazolidines, and imidazolidine-oxazolidine hybrids; and ii) a fibrous substrate.