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goudron de pin (Fr.); alquitrán de pino (Esp.); wood tar; pine pitch; navy pitch; ship pitch
 
goudron de pin (Fr.); alquitrán de pino (Esp.); wood tar; pine pitch; navy pitch; ship pitch
  
== Other Properties ==
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== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
  
Soluble in ethanol, acetone, oils and sodium hydroxide solutions. Slightly soluble in water.
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* Soluble in ethanol, acetone, oils and sodium hydroxide solutions.  
 
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* Slightly soluble in water.
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* Boiling Point = 240-400
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== Hazards and Safety ==
 
== Hazards and Safety ==

Revision as of 12:14, 12 June 2020

File:Bats.3up.jpg
Baseball bat with pine tar

Description

A viscous brown to black liquid with a turpentine-like odor. Pine tar is obtained by the destructive distillation of pine wood, such as Pinus palustris. It contains phenols, turpentine, Rosin, Toluene, Xylene, and other hydrocarbons. It is used in paints, roofing compositions, soaps and as an antiseptic.

File:Bat.pine.tar.det.jpg
Baseball bat with pine tar

Synonyms and Related Terms

goudron de pin (Fr.); alquitrán de pino (Esp.); wood tar; pine pitch; navy pitch; ship pitch

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Soluble in ethanol, acetone, oils and sodium hydroxide solutions.
  • Slightly soluble in water.
  • Density = 1.03-1.07
  • Boiling Point = 240-400

Hazards and Safety

Combustible.

Additional Images


Sources Checked for Data in Record

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 801
  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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