Tixophalte

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Description

[Shell] A registered trademark for a asphalt-based sealant. Tixophalte® is a cold-hardening Bitumen that has been used to seal lids of fluid-filled specimen containers in natural history collections (van Dam 2000).

Synonyms and Related Terms

Flintkote (NZ)

Risks

Den Braven: Tixophalte Technical Data sheet and MSDS

Additional Information

  • A.van Dam "The Interactions of Preservation Fluid, Specimen Container and Sealant in a Fluid Collection" Collection Forum, 14(1-2):78-92, 2000.

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