Nomenclature
Liquid rosin; Acintol C; tallol; talleol. Description and references
“Tall” is Swedish for “pine”. A by-product
of the wood pulp industry. Usually recovered from pine wood “black
liquor” of the sulfate or kraft paper process. Contains rosin acids,
oleic and linoleic acids. Long chain alcohols and small amounts of
sterols, especially phytosterol, have also been found. Comprehensive
collection of 1660 abstracts: J. Weiner, Tall Oil (The Institute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton,
Wisconsin, 3rd ed., 1959) 450 pp; J. Weiner, J. Byrne, 1st supplement
(1965).
Properties
Dark brown liquid. Acrid odor similar to that
of burnt rosin. d 0.95 to 1.0. nD20 ≈1.5. Acid no. 170-180. Sapon no. 172-185.
Iodine no. 120-188. Fatty acids 50-60%. Rosin acids 34-40%. Unsaponifiable
matter 5-10%.Use
Mfg soap pastes, flotation agents, greases, paint,
alkyd resins, linoleum, soaps, fungicides, asphalt emulsions, rubber
formulations, cutting oils, sulfonated oils. Review of possible uses:
Cannon,
Chem. Eng. 61, 142 (June 1954).