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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A coarse, soft rubbery material. Factice is made by vulcanizing vegetable oil ([ | + | A coarse, soft rubbery material. Factice is made by vulcanizing vegetable oil ([[rapeseed oil|rapeseed]], [[linseed oil|linseed]], or [[soybean oil|soybean]]) with 10-30% [[sulfur]] for several hours at 175C to produce a dark elastomeric polymer. Alternatively, sulfur chloride can be used for room temperature vulcanization to produce a lighter color product. Factice is used for [[eraser|erasers]] and other soft rubber goods. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 10:38, 15 January 2014
Description
A coarse, soft rubbery material. Factice is made by vulcanizing vegetable oil (rapeseed, linseed, or soybean) with 10-30% Sulfur for several hours at 175C to produce a dark elastomeric polymer. Alternatively, sulfur chloride can be used for room temperature vulcanization to produce a lighter color product. Factice is used for erasers and other soft rubber goods.
Synonyms and Related Terms
vulcanized oil
Authority
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- External source or communication Comment: E.Estabrook "Considerations of the Effect of Erasers on Cotton Fabric" JAIC 28:79-96, 1989