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  2. Tall oil - Wikipedia

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    The collected soap is called raw rosin soap or rosinate. The raw rosin soap is then allowed to settle or is centrifuged to release as much as possible of the entrained black liquor. The soap goes then to the acidulator where it is heated and acidified with sulfuric acid to produce crude tall oil (CTO). [citation needed] The soap skimming and ...

  3. Rosin - Wikipedia

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    Rosin is added in small quantities to traditional linseed oil/sand gap fillers ("mastic"), used in building work. When mixed with waxes and oils, rosin is the main ingredient of mystic smoke , a gum which, when rubbed and suddenly stretched, appears to produce puffs of smoke from the fingertips.

  4. List of UN numbers 1201 to 1300 - Wikipedia

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    n.o.s. = not otherwise specified meaning a collective entry to which substances, mixtures, solutions or articles may be assigned if a) they are not mentioned by name in 3.2 Dangerous Goods List AND b) they exhibit chemical, physical and/or dangerous properties corresponding to the Class, classification code, packing group and the name and description of the n.o.s. entry [4]

  5. Abietic acid - Wikipedia

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    Rosin, of which abietic acid is the principal component: Has been used for centuries as a flux for soldering. (Abietic acid in the flux removes oxidation from the surfaces of metals, increasing their ability to bond with the liquified solder.) Is rubbed on the hair of a violin bow to increase friction. Has been used for centuries for caulking ...

  6. Murphy Oil Soap - Wikipedia

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    Murphy Oil Soap is commonly used to clean and polish horse tack, such as bridles and saddles. It is also commonly used to clean black-powder weapons after use, since the lack of petroleum-based oil and the presence of vegetable oil lessens the amount of sludge created when cleaning black powder residues from weapons.

  7. Naval stores industry - Wikipedia

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    With the demise of wooden ships, those uses of pine resin ended, but the former naval stores industry remained vigorous as new products created new markets. First extensively described by Frederick Law Olmsted in his book A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States (1856), [3] the naval stores industry was one of the economic mainstays of the southeastern United States until the late 20th century.

  8. Holiday mocktails for anyone going dry during Christmas or ...

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    French '89 Ingredients 1 oz non-alcoholic gin 1/4 oz simple syrup 1/4 oz lemon juice 3 oz non-alcoholic sparkling wine (chilled in advance) Lemon peel for garnish Method: Add all ingredients to glass.

  9. Resin acid - Wikipedia

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    Kraft soap can be reneutralized with sulfuric acid to restore the acidic forms abietic acid, palmitic acid, and related resin acid components. This refined mixture is called tall oil . Other major components include fatty acids and unsaponifiable sterols .