Olimba phenolic utomoni ndi chikasu, mandala, amorphous misa mankhwala, chifukwa muli phenol ufulu ndi pabuka, pafupifupi yeniyeni mphamvu yokoka wa gulu ndi za 1.7, sungunuka mowa, insoluble m'madzi, khola madzi, ofooka asidi, ofooka alkali njira. Utoto wopangidwa ndi phenol ndi formaldehyde polycondensation, neutralization ndi kutsuka m'madzi pansi pazimenezi. Chifukwa cha zopangira zosiyanasiyana zosankhidwa, zitha kugawidwa m'magulu awiri: thermosetting ndi thermoplastic. Phenolic resin imakhala ndi kukana kwa asidi wabwino, makina amakina komanso kukana kutentha, ndipo imagwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri muumisiri wotsutsana ndi dzimbiri, zomatira, zoziziritsa kumoto, kupanga magudumu akupera ndi mafakitale ena.