Gum rosin is an organic compound of monoterpene, turpentine and resin acid. Monoterpene is compounded by α-Pinene, β-pinene, camphene, myrcene, carene, dipentene, β-Phellandrene and other monoterpenes. Resin acid is compounded by levopimaric acid, palustric acid, abietic acid, neoabietic aicd, dehydroabietic acid, pimaric acid, isopimaric acid, sandaracopimaric acid, dicarboxylic acid and abietic type acid.As you can see, it is the composition of many substances. In the mill you will not receive the nanoparticles. The composition will be warmed up and stick. Try first to crumble, then add the crumbles in alkaline solution. Of the acids and alkali are formed soaps that perform the role of nanoparticles stabilizers when ultrasonic dispersion..
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One route could be nanoencapsulation but this would be difficult with such a (sticky) material due to practical issues as highlighted by Yuri.
Dear Alan F Rawle (about possible nanoencapsulation),
maybe by applying long time (magnetic coupling) stirring in a proper solution, proposed by Prof. Yuri Mirgorod ?
can we use the gum rosin as the matrix element for "green" composites.
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