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Each molecule (X) offers different acid\/base properties, known to influence gel formation, as well as differences in crosslinking potential. Varying X\/F ratios were selected to recreate the stoichiometry used in RF systems, where one represented higher F to match the increased reaction sites of the additives. X\/C ratios were selected to probe different catalyst (C) ratios, while working within the range likely to produce viable gels. Results obtained show little impact for ammeline as an additive due to its similarity to resorcinol (activation sites and pKa); while melamine and cyanuric acid show differing behavior depending on the level of addition. Low concentrations show melamine to have the most impact due to increased activation and competition for formaldehyde; while at high concentrations, cyanuric acid is shown to have the greatest impact as it creates a more acidic environment, which diminishes textural character, possibly attributable to larger clusters and\/or weaker cross-linking of the system.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/gels6030021","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,8,3]],"date-time":"2020-08-03T03:16:46Z","timestamp":1596424606000},"page":"21","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Effect of S-triazine Ring Substitution on the Synthesis of Organic Resorcinol-Formaldehyde Xerogels"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"6","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5326-2408","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Martin","family":"Prostredn\u00fd","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XJ, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2303-8947","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Caio","family":"Ledingham","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XJ, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ivan A.","family":"Principe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XJ, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Abdelkarim S. 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