Tall oil precursors and turpentine in black and white spruce

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980 · Wood Sci.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6747196

Conner, A H; Diehl, M A; Rowe, J W

The heartwood of Picea mariana contained resin acids (1) 14, fatty acids (11) 2, esters 10, nonsaponifiables 13, and phenolic compounds 61%, whereas P. glauca contained (1) 12, (11) 1, esters 42, nonsaponifiables 13, and phenolic compounds 32%. The (1) consisted primarily of palustric, isopimaric, abietic,and dehydroabietic acids, and fatty acids were mainly oleic, linoleic, and 5,9,12-octadecatrienoic acids. Turpentine obtained from these species was primarily a mixture of alpha- and beta-pinene. Paraquat (111) treatment induced up to a 7-fold increase in the content of oleoresin of these species, but visual indications of lightwood were not observed. The components of turpentine and Et/sub 2/0 extractives after (111) treatment were similar to those before treatment.

• Research Organization: Forest Prod Lab, Forest Serv, Madison, WI USA
• OSTI ID: 6747196
• Journal Information: Wood Sci.; (United States), Vol. 13:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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09 BIOMASS FUELS
TALL OIL
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YIELDS
TREES
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TURPENTINE
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
ESTERS
INSECTICIDES
LIGHTWOOD
OLEORESINS
RESINS
OILS
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
ORGANIC SOLVENTS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PESTICIDES
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLANTS
POLYMERS
SOLVENTS
TERPENES
WOOD
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