Melamine can be combined with formaldehyde and other agents to produce melamine resins.
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12 Facts About Melamine
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Melamine foam is used as insulation, soundproofing material and in polymeric cleaning products, such as Magic Eraser.
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Melamine was once illegally added to baby formula in China, in order to increase the apparent protein content.
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Melamine foam is used as insulation, soundproofing material and in polymeric cleaning products, such as Magic Eraser.
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Melamine is one of the major components in Pigment Yellow 150, a colorant in inks and plastics.
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Melamine enters the fabrication of melamine polysulfonate, used as a superplasticizer for making high-resistance concrete.
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Melamine is sometimes illegally added to food products in order to increase the apparent protein content.
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Melamine was first synthesized by the German chemist Justus von Liebig in 1834.
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Melamine reacts with acid and related compounds to form melamine cyanurate and related crystal structures, which have been implicated as contaminants or biomarkers in Chinese protein adulterations.
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Melamine is part of the core structure for a number of drugs including almitrine, altretamine, cyromazine, ethylhexyl triazone, iscotrizinol, meladrazine, melarsomine, melarsoprol, tretamine, trinitrotriazine, and others.
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Melamine has been involved in several food recalls after the discovery of severe kidney damage to children and pets poisoned by melamine-adulterated food.
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Melamine is mainly used in the chemical industry, but it can be used in making cakes.
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