DAMMAR RESIN Chemical Properties

Melting point:

~120°

Density 

1.04-1.12

FEMA 

4820 | PURIFIED DAMAR GUM

Odor

odorless

Stability:

Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

EPA Substance Registry System

Dammar (9000-16-2)

Safety Information

WGK Germany 

3

MSDS

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DAMMAR RESIN Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

white to faintly yellow powder or crystalline lumps

Uses

In plasters, varnishes, lacquers, etc. A solution of the purified material in chloroform or xylene is used for preserving animal and vegetable specimens for microscopy.

Definition

Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. It is a product which may contain resin acids and their esters, terpenes, and oxidation or polymerization products of these terpenes. (Shorea, Dipterocarpaceae).

General Description

White powder.

Air & Water Reactions

Insoluble in water.

Reactivity Profile

Yellowish-white, roundish to triangular friable masses; semitransparent; carboxylic acid resinous exudate from a tropical tree. Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol, ether oil turpentine.

Fire Hazard

Flash point data concerning DAMMAR RESIN are not available, however, DAMMAR RESIN is probably combustible.

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