Turpentine Oil I.P

Product Description

Turpentine (also called spirit of turpentine, oil of turpentine, and wood turpentine) is a fluid obtained by the distillation of resin obtained from trees, mainly pine trees. It is composed of terpenes, mainly the monoterpenes alpha-pinene and beta-pinene. It is sometimes known as turps . this product offered different sizes and different packaging

The word turpentine derives (via french and latin) from the greek word terebinthine, the name of a species of tree, the terebinth tree, from whose sap the spirit was originally distilled. Mineral turpentine or other petroleum distillates are used to replace turpentine.

Industrial and other end uses

• The two primary uses of turpentine in industry are as a solvent and as a source of materials for organic synthesis
• As a solvent, turpentine is used for thinning oil-based paints, for producing varnishes, and as a raw material for the chemical industry
• Canada balsam, also called Canada Turpentine or balsam of fir, is a turpentine which is made from the resin of the balsam fir
• Venice turpentine is produced from the western larch larix occidental
• Turpentine is also used as a source of raw materials in the synthesis of fragrant chemical compounds
• Turpentine is also added to many cleaning and sanitary products due to its antiseptic properties and its "clean scent"
• Turpentine has long been used as a solvent, mixed with beeswax or with carnauba wax, to make fine furniture wax for use as a protective coating over oiled wood finishes (e. G., lemon oil)