Wayde Allen (wallen@boulder.nist.gov)
Tue, 06 Jul 1999 09:13:48 -0600 (MDT)
On Sat, 3 Jul 1999, Judy Seigel wrote:
>
> > What are the alternatives to phenol as a preservative for gum arabic?
>
>
> formaldehyde, salycilic acid, some kind of mercury poisoning, and possibly
> glyoxal, among others no doubt...
Just out of curiosity wouldn't the formaldehyde and/or glyoxal cause some
hardening of the gum? What about Thymol?
- Wayde
(wallen@boulder.nist.gov)
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