Chemical Properties
white to faintly yellow powder or crystalline lumps
Uses
In plasters, varnishes, lacquers, etc. A solution of the purified material in chloroform or xylene is used for preserving animal and vegetable specimens for microscopy.
Definition
Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. It is a product which may contain resin acids and their esters, terpenes, and oxidation or polymerization products of these terpenes. (Shorea, Dipterocarpaceae).
General Description
White powder.
Air & Water Reactions
Insoluble in water.
Reactivity Profile
Yellowish-white, roundish to triangular friable masses; semitransparent; carboxylic acid resinous exudate from a tropical tree. Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol, ether oil turpentine.
Fire Hazard
Flash point data concerning DAMMAR RESIN are not available, however, DAMMAR RESIN is probably combustible.
