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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
1) A sticky, black residue obtained from the distillation of coal tar, petroleum or pine tar. Pitch is used as a sealant and wood preservative as well as a component in roofing, paving and water proofing.  
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1) A sticky, black residue obtained from the distillation of [[coal tar]], [[petroleum]] or [[pine tar]]. Pitch is used as a sealant and wood preservative as well as a component in roofing, paving and water proofing. Early used of the term 'pitch' were used for the residue obtained from burning evergreen trees, such as [[spruce]].
  
2) In papermaking, pitch is a mixture of resin acids, fatty acids, calcium carbonate, calcium soaps and other residues from the manufacturing process. Pitch can collect and cause trouble in the pressing equipment.
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2) In papermaking, pitch is a mixture of resin acids, [[fatty acid|fatty acids]], [[calcium carbonate]], calcium soaps and other residues from the manufacturing process. Pitch can collect and cause trouble in the pressing equipment.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
 
brea (Esp.); Burgundy pitch; Canada pitch; Jew's pitch
 
brea (Esp.); Burgundy pitch; Canada pitch; Jew's pitch
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== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
  
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* Density = 1.07
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! scope="row"| Density
 
| 1.07
 
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== Authority ==
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== Resources and Citations==
  
* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966
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* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966
  
* G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 800
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 800
  
* Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Hoechst Celanese Corporation, ''Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology'' (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
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* Hoechst Celanese Corporation, ''Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology'' (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
  
* Rosalie Rosso King, Rosalie Rosso King, ''Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation'', Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
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* Rosalie Rosso King, ''Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation'', Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
  
 
* ''The Dictionary of Paper'', American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980
 
* ''The Dictionary of Paper'', American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980
  
* Theodore J. Reinhart, Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', ''Engineered Plastics'', ASM International, 1988
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* Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', ''Engineered Plastics'', ASM International, 1988
  
 
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
 
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

Latest revision as of 17:41, 12 October 2020

Description

1) A sticky, black residue obtained from the distillation of Coal tar, Petroleum or Pine tar. Pitch is used as a sealant and wood preservative as well as a component in roofing, paving and water proofing. Early used of the term 'pitch' were used for the residue obtained from burning evergreen trees, such as Spruce.

2) In papermaking, pitch is a mixture of resin acids, fatty acids, Calcium carbonate, calcium soaps and other residues from the manufacturing process. Pitch can collect and cause trouble in the pressing equipment.

Synonyms and Related Terms

brea (Esp.); Burgundy pitch; Canada pitch; Jew's pitch

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Density = 1.07

Resources and Citations

  • R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 800
  • Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
  • Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
  • The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980
  • Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988
  • CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: density=1.07

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