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Tung oil

Synonym(s):

China wood oil

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CAS Number:
8001-20-5
EC Number:
232-272-3
MDL number:
MFCD00217929
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
NACRES:
NA.23

description

gel time 12 min

form

liquid

composition

ester of eleostearic acid, 80%
esters of linolenic, 9,12-linoleic, oleic, stearic and palmitic acids, 20%

color

Gardner: ≤12

refractive index

n20/D 1.52 (lit.)

acid number

≤6.9 mg KOH/g

saponification value

189‑195 mg KOH/g

density

0.937 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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General description

Tung oil is also called china wood oil that can be produced by cold pressing the seeds of tung tree. It can be used as a biodiesel and a drying oil in the production of paints.

Application

Tung oil is a plant oil that can be polymerized to produce a variety of products which include pressure sensitive adhesives, self-healed epoxy coatings, polyurethane foam, and vinyl ester resins.

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

552.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

289 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Novel renewable resource-based UV-curable copolymers derived from myrcene and tung oil: Preparation, characterization and properties.
Yang X, et al.
Industrial Crops and Products, 63(4), 17-25 (2015)
Preparation of pressure-sensitive adhesives from tung oil via Diels-Alder reaction.
Gallart-Sirvent P, et al.
International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 78(4), 67-73 (2017)
Properties of Tung oil biodiesel and its blends with diesel.
Shang Q, et al.
Bioresource Technology, 101(2), 826-828 (2010)
Tung oil: An autonomous repairing agent for self-healing epoxy coatings.
Samadzadeh M, et al.
Progress in Organic Coatings, 70(4), 383-387 (2011)
Polyurethanes from tung oil: polymer characterization and composites.
Mosiewicki MA, et al.
Polym. Eng. Sci., 49(4), 685-692 (2009)
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