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Bakelite
3-D Structure of Bakelite.png
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CAS number 9003-35-4
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Bakelite, or polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride, is an early plastic. It is a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, formed from an elimination reaction of phenol with formaldehyde. It was made in 1907 by Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland.

Bakelite was used for its electrically nonconductivity and heat-resistant properties in electrical insulators, radio and telephone casings. It was also in products as kitchenware, jewelry, pipe stems, and children's toys.

Images for kids

  • RotorBakelite-2

    A combustion engine's spark distributor rotor made of Bakelite

  • Ericsson bakelittelefon 1931

    Ericsson Bakelite telephone, c. 1931

  • Bakelite letter opener

    Bakelite letter opener c. 1920

  • Bakelite radio

    Bakelite radio at Bakelite museum

  • Old Bakelit light switches and socket

    Old tumbler switch composed of Bakelite

  • Bakelite Domino (5467420994)

    A Bakelite domino

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Baquelita para niños

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