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Contact SupplierWe are offering machine made shellac.(heat process) :
seedlac is melted onto steam-heated grids. The molten lac is forced by hydraulic pressure through a sieve or screen, either of cloth or fine mesh. The filtered shellac is collected and transferred to a steam-heated kettle, which then drops the molten liquid onto rollers. The molten lac is then stretched by means of rollers into long and continuous sheets which is broken into pieces to form the machine-made shellac under heat process. the shellac obtained is kept in cool atmosphere for a day in order to improve its life. This shellac has an impurity content varying from 0.6 to about 1%. There are various grades of machine made shellac under the heat process mentioned above. The most popular being tn, lemon and orange. All the three grades are exported in bulk amounts in several countries.
grades in machine made shellac :
ssf mm tn shellac-shellac of a medium yellow color similar in tone to the lemon yellow/orange. It is extremely thin and dissolves very quickly. Ssf orange shellac - an excellent general purpose shellac light orange colour. Ssf lemon shellac - an excellent general purpose shellac light yellow creamy colour.
application :
some of the main application of shellac, which vary in importance are :
spirit varnishes-furniture polishes, french polish, sealers, undercoats and enamelsaqueous varnishes for wood, paper and leather;wood fillers-provides a level surface for the top finish coats.
machine made shellac (hot process)
lemon#1orangetnmatter soluble in hot alcohol (maximum %)0.60%0.60%0.60%colour inex maximum82235volatile matter
rosin & orphinement : normally free from rosin and orphinement and except when a specified percentage is agreed between buyer and seller.