| abstract |
cross-linking composition, method of using the cross-linking composition, and, method of lowering formaldehyde emissions. the invention relates to a crosslinking composition comprising a cyclic urea reaction product u and a multifunctional aliphatic aldehyde a, and at least one crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of aliphatic monoaldehydes and multifunctional aliphatic aldehydes having the y (cho) structure ~ n ~, where y is an n-functional aliphatic residue, and n is greater than 1; reaction products of urea and / or cyclic ureas and formaldehyde; alkoxy-carbonyl-amino-triazines; multifunctional isocyanates that may be partially or completely blocked; reaction products of phenols and aliphatic monoaldehydes; multifunctional epoxides; multifunctional aziridines; and multifunctional carbodiimides, any of which crosslinking agents having hydroxyl groups can be etherified with one or more linear, branched, or cyclic aliphatic alcohols. |