Rosin Oil

Name:
Rosin Oil
Detailed information:

Properties:

Water-white to brown liquid, viscous; odorless; strong peculiar taste. D 0.980–1.110, iodine number 112–115. Soluble in ether, chloroform, fatty oils, and carbon disulfide; slightly soluble in alcohol, insoluble in water. Essentially decarboxyalted rosin acids.

Derivation:

By fractional distillation of rosin, that portion distilling above 360C being rosin oil.

Hazard:

Spontaneous heating, fire risk when heated.

Use:

Lubricant, adulterant for boiled linseed oil, hot-melt adhesives, printing inks, impregnating paper for wrapping electric cables, core compounds, varnishes.