Pine or oleoresin sap is a secondary metabolic product in plants, clear, thick, sticky and has high adhesion, is a resin acid liquid. This type of sap contains terpenoid compounds, hydrocarbons and neutral compounds. Pine resin products vary the color of the sap, from one location to another, or between different management types.
Based on color, the gondorukem sap is classified into several classes: B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, M, N, and W-G. Class B, C, D (dark color) is used in the oil industry of resin and darkened varnish. Class E, F, G are used as a mixture in the paper industry. Class G and K are used in the process of soap industry. Class W-G and W-W (pale color) are used for pale varnish, scaling wax, explosives, string polisher, diesel, paint, printing, cement, paper, wooden plitur, plastic, fireworks and so on.
Another product of sap, turpentine, with another name oil of turpentine, is a distillate of pine resin distillate and by-product in gondorukem processing. The main components contained in turpentine oils are terpen especially terppenes, such as alpha pinen and its derivative components such as kamfen, delta limonene, alloocimene. This material is used as an organic oil solvent and resin. In the industry used as shoe polish, metal and wood, also as a synthetic camphor material.
