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Dictionary of Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Processing
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Dictionary of Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Processing

by Alireza Bahadori, Chikezie Nwaoha, Malcolm William Clark
December 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
478 pages
16h 29m
English
CRC Press
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Rosin: Also colophony, hard, brittle, translucent, usually amber-colored
resin, which is obtained as the residue in the distillation of turpentine.
The rosin prepared from exuded, or gum, turpentine is called gum rosin;
that obtained from extracted, or wood, turpentine is called wood rosin.
Rosin has a specic gravity of about 1.08. It is soluble in alcohol, ether,
and other organic solvents and is insoluble in water. Rosin softens when
heated to about 80°C (about 176°F) and melts between 120 and 135°C (248
and 275°F). It is one of the most important resins commercially and is used
extensively in making varnishes, pa ...
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