Explore: Alkyd Resins

copal resins, thus creating alkyd varnishes that were much paler in colour. From these, the alkyds that are known today were developed. Alkyd resins may

over the past several decades with increased availability of synthetic alkyd resins—which function similarly but resist yellowing. Linseed oil is a triglyceride

(colophony or pine resin), sandarac, balsam, elemi, mastic, and shellac. Varnish may also be created from synthetic resins such as acrylic, alkyd, or polyurethane

harvested from plants. Resins are mixtures of organic compounds insoluble in water, predominantly terpenes. Technically, resins should not be confused

is the family of basic components or cured end products of epoxy resins. Epoxy resins, also known as polyepoxides, are a class of reactive prepolymers

Waterborne resins are sometimes called water-based resins. They are resins or polymeric resins that use water as the carrying medium as opposed to solvent

extenders. Alkyd resins for example, use polyols in their synthesis and are used in paints and in molds for casting. They are the dominant resin or "binder"

the early Glyptal alkyd resins. The name alkyd is derived from the same root, acid /alcohol. The early alkyds were called Glyptal resins, since then, these

over the past several decades with increased availability of synthetic alkyd resins—which function similarly but resist yellowing. Flax seed and its oil

declined over the past several decades, as they have been replaced by alkyd resins and other binders. Since oxidation is the key to curing in these oils