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tall oil [′täl ‚ȯil] (materials) A yellow-black, malodorous, resinous admixture of rosin, fatty acids, sterols, high-molecular-weight alcohols, and other materials, derived from wood-pulping waste liquors; used in paint drying oils, alkyd resins, linoleum, soaps, lubricants, and greases. Also known as liquid rosin; tallol. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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She identified economical feed-stocks, such as tall oil acids deriving from pine trees which upon esterification with select alcohols resulted in ester plasticizers with a glass transition temperature of minus 130[degrees]C. Contents include: introduction and principles of chemical recovery, evaporation and concentration of black liquor, noncondensible gases, tall oil soap recovery, chemical recovery and process chemistry, chemical recovery equipment, cooking liquor preparation, and lime reburning: the rotary lime kiln 1992. Unlike most conventional fuel additives, which are derived from petroleum sources, IFT's DiesoLIFT formulation relies almost entirely upon chemicals derived from naturally occurring oils such as tall oil. |
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