Synthetic resins and their raw materials / A survey of the types and uses of synthetic resins, the organization of the industry, and the trade in resins and raw materials, with particular references to factors essential to tariff consideration. Under the general provisions of section 332, title III, part II, Tariff act of 1930.

by United States Tariff Commission

Description and uses.

Hexamethylenetetramine is a white crystalline powder made by the interaction of formaldehyde and ammonia. It is used in tar-acid resins to replace formaldehyde, though its higher cost has limited its use to small proportions as a finishing or hardening agent. Other uses are as an internal antiseptic in medicine (marketed under trade names such as Urotropin, Cystogen, Aminoform, Urisol, and Cystamin), as an accelerator in the vulcanization of rubber (a declining use), and in artificial cork. During the World War it was used in gas masks as an absorbent for phosgene.