A composite comprises: at least one reinforcing element (10), an adhesive layer (14) made from an adhesive composition and coating the reinforcing element (10), an elastomeric bonding layer (16) made from an elastomeric bonding composition and directly coating the adhesive layer (14), and an elastomeric body made from an elastomeric matrix and embedded in which is the reinforcing element (10) coated with the adhesive layer (14) and with the elastomeric bonding layer (16). The adhesive composition comprises a phenol-aldehyde resin based: on an aromatic polyphenol comprising at least one aromatic ring bearing at least two hydroxyl functions in the meta position relative to one another, the two positions ortho to at least one of the hydroxyl functions being unsubstituted; and on an aromatic aldehyde bearing an aldehyde function, comprising at least one aromatic ring.

A composite comprises: at least one reinforcing element (10), an adhesive layer (14) made from an adhesive composition and coating the reinforcing element (10), an elastomeric bonding layer (16) made from an elastomeric bonding composition and directly coating the adhesive layer (14), and an elastomeric body made from an elastomeric matrix and embedded in which is the reinforcing element (10) coated with the adhesive layer (14) and with the elastomeric bonding layer (16). The adhesive composition comprises a phenol-aldehyde resin based: on an aromatic polyphenol comprising at least one aromatic ring bearing at least two hydroxyl functions in the meta position relative to one another, the two positions ortho to at least one of the hydroxyl functions being unsubstituted; and on an aromatic aldehyde bearing an aldehyde function, comprising at least one aromatic ring.

A composite comprises: a reinforcing element (10), an adhesive layer (14) made from an adhesive composition, and an elastomeric body made from an elastomeric matrix comprising an ethylene/alpha-olefin type elastomer and/or a polychloroprene elastomer. The adhesive composition comprises a resin based: on a polyphenol comprising an aromatic ring bearing two hydroxyl functions in the meta position relative to one another, the two positions ortho to one of the hydroxyl functions being unsubstituted; and/or on a monophenol comprising a six-membered aromatic ring bearing a single hydroxyl function, the two ortho positions being unsubstituted, or an ortho position and the para position being unsubstituted, and on a compound comprising an aromatic ring bearing two functions, one of these functions being a hydroxymethyl function and the other being an aldehyde function or a hydroxymethyl function.

A composite comprises: a reinforcing element (10), an adhesive layer (14) made from an adhesive composition, and an elastomeric body made from an elastomeric matrix comprising an ethylene/alpha-olefin type elastomer and/or a polychloroprene elastomer. The adhesive composition comprises a resin based: on a polyphenol comprising an aromatic ring bearing two hydroxyl functions in the meta position relative to one another, the two positions ortho to one of the hydroxyl functions being unsubstituted; and/or on a monophenol comprising a six-membered aromatic ring bearing a single hydroxyl function, the two ortho positions being unsubstituted, or an ortho position and the para position being unsubstituted, and on a compound comprising an aromatic ring bearing two functions, one of these functions being a hydroxymethyl function and the other being an aldehyde function or a hydroxymethyl function.

A solid phloroglucinolic resin comprises reacting a phloroglucinolic compound and a ketone in the presence of an acid catalyst. The solid phloroglucinolic resin formed includes multiple phloroglucinolic units defined by formula (I)

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wherein at least one of R1, R2, and R3 combines with a second phloroglucinolic unit to form a di-substituted methylene bridge, wherein the second one of R1, R2, and R3 is a hydrogen atom or combines with a third phloroglucinolic unit to form another di-substituted methylene bridge, and wherein the third one of R1, R2 and R3 is a hydrogen atom.

The present invention relates to a process for electroplating an adhesive composition onto at least one conductive element, in which the conductive element is placed in contact with the adhesive composition comprising: a phosphate salt and a resin based on: a compound A1, compound A1 being chosen from a compound A11 comprising at least two functions, one of these functions being a hydroxymethyl function and the other being an aldehyde function or a hydroxymethyl function, or a compound A12 comprising at least one aldehyde function, or a mixture of a compound A11 and of a compound A12; and a phenol A21. A potential difference is applied between the conductive element and the adhesive composition to coat the conductive element with an adhesive layer.

The present invention relates to a process for electroplating an adhesive composition onto at least one conductive element, in which the conductive element is placed in contact with the adhesive composition comprising: a phosphate salt and a resin based on: a compound A1, compound A1 being chosen from a compound A11 comprising at least two functions, one of these functions being a hydroxymethyl function and the other being an aldehyde function or a hydroxymethyl function, or a compound A12 comprising at least one aldehyde function, or a mixture of a compound A11 and of a compound A12; and a phenol A21. A potential difference is applied between the conductive element and the adhesive composition to coat the conductive element with an adhesive layer.

The present invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising: at least one phosphate salt chosen from sodium phosphate, potassium phosphate and mixtures of these phosphates; and at least one resin based on: at least one compound A1, compound A1 being chosen from a compound A11 comprising at least two functions, one of these functions being a hydroxymethyl function and the other being an aldehyde function or a hydroxymethyl function, or a compound A12 comprising at least one aldehyde function, or a mixture of a compound A11 and of a compound A12; and at least one phenol A21.

The present invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising: at least one phosphate salt chosen from sodium phosphate, potassium phosphate and mixtures of these phosphates; and at least one resin based on: at least one compound A1, compound A1 being chosen from a compound A11 comprising at least two functions, one of these functions being a hydroxymethyl function and the other being an aldehyde function or a hydroxymethyl function, or a compound A12 comprising at least one aldehyde function, or a mixture of a compound A11 and of a compound A12; and at least one phenol A21.

An aqueous adhesive composition includes: a phenol/aldehyde resin; and an unsaturated elastomer latex. The phenol/aldehyde resin is based on: an aromatic polyaldehyde bearing at least two aldehyde functional groups and including at least one aromatic nucleus; and a polyphenol including at least one aromatic nucleus. If there is just one aromatic nucleus, the nucleus bears two or three hydroxyl functional groups in a meta position with respect to each other or with respect to one another, with a remainder of the nucleus being unsubstituted. If there are plural aromatic nuclei, at least two of the nuclei each bear two or three hydroxyl functional groups in the meta position with respect to each other or with respect to one another, with two positions ortho to at least one of these hydroxyl functional groups being unsubstituted. The adhesive composition is useable to adhere a textile material to a crosslinkable rubber composition.