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Rosin is brittle and friable, with a faint pine odor. It is typically a glassy solid, though some rosins will crystallize, especially when brought into solution. [6] The practical melting point is variable, some being semi-fluid at the temperature of boiling water, others melting at 100 to 120 °C (212 to 248 °F).
Additionally, raw resin is largely a mix of terpene-derived substances, with many having acidic properties. [5] The resin owes its spicy, aromatic smell to the abundant essential oils it contains. The resin flow within a tree differs based on the time of year and the weather, with warmth and humidity having beneficial effects.
Beeswax wrap can be made non-commercially with sheets of cotton and a mixture of beeswax, resin and oil. [2] The cotton is cut into the makers desired shapes and the edges of the fabric are trimmed. [11] A mixture of beeswax, pine resin, coconut and jojoba oil is melted. [9]
Pitch produced from petroleum may be called bitumen or asphalt, while plant-derived pitch, a resin, is known as rosin in its solid form. Tar is sometimes used interchangeably with pitch, but generally refers to a more liquid substance derived from coal production, including coal tar , or from plants, as in pine tar .
Resin is usually collected by causing minor damage to the tree by making a hole far enough into the trunk to puncture the vacuoles, to let sap exit the tree, known as tapping, and then letting the tree repair its damage by filling the wound with resin. This usually takes a few days. Then, excess resin is collected.
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Turpentine may alternatively be extracted from destructive distillation of pine wood, [3] such as shredded pine stumps, roots, and slash, using the light end of the heavy naphtha fraction (boiling between 90 and 115 °C or 195 and 240 °F) from a crude oil refinery. Such turpentine is called wood turpentine.
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