b'\n_START_ARTICLE_\nBachelit\xc4\x83\n_START_PARAGRAPH_\nBachelita este o r\xc4\x83\xc8\x99in\xc4\x83 sintetic\xc4\x83, din familia fenoplastelor ob\xc8\x9binut\xc4\x83 \xc3\xaen form\xc4\x83 brut\xc4\x83 prin reac\xc8\x9bia de condensare dintre aldehida formic\xc4\x83 \xc8\x99i fenoli \xc3\xaentr-un mediu alcalin._NEWLINE_\xc3\x8en amestec cu diferite materiale, prin presare la cald, se ob\xc8\x9bine o mas\xc4\x83 plastic\xc4\x83 insolubil\xc4\x83, termostabil\xc4\x83, electroizolant\xc4\x83, dur\xc4\x83, rezistent\xc4\x83 la \xc8\x99oc \xc8\x99i la uzur\xc4\x83._NEWLINE_A fost descoperit\xc4\x83 \xc3\xaen 1907 de c\xc4\x83tre chimistul belgian Leo Baekeland (de unde \xc3\xaei provine \xc8\x99i numele), care a prezentat-o doi ani mai t\xc3\xa2rziu la o conferin\xc8\x9b\xc4\x83 a societ\xc4\x83\xc8\x9bii \xc8\x99tiin\xc8\x9bifice American Chemical Society._NEWLINE_Se utilizeaz\xc4\x83 la fabricarea diferitelor materiale presate \xc8\x99i laminate, la ob\xc8\x9binerea unor materiale \xc8\x99i piese electroizolante, obiecte de uz industrial \xc8\x99i casnic.'