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RESEARCHES ON PINE CHEMICALS IN CHINA

SONG Zhan-qian   

  1. Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, Nanjing 210042, China
  • Received:2004-02-26 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2004-10-20 Published:2004-10-20

Abstract: Abundant pine oleoresin resources are available in China. Its output is more than 500 kt/a, taking the first place in the world. Three development periods and main research units for pine chemicals industry in China are mentioned. The Section of Oleoresin Chemistry, the pine chemicals research center in China, in Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, was founded in 1960. Re -processed products in pine chemicals, produced commercially, were reviewed. Today, China can produce nearly all reprocessed products available in the world, a total producing capacity more than 100 kt/a. Meanwhile, some new research results on polymeric materials, fine chemicals, new catalysts and perfumes, were reviewed. Some basic studies supported by Chinese Natural Science Foundation were also mentioned. Numerous valuable data for chemotaxonomy of pine species were obtained through systematic studies on chemical composition of oleoresin of nearly 60 pine species.

Key words: oleoresin, rosin, turpentine, pine chemicals

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