Manila

Manila copal [9000-14-0] Manila hemp Manioc Manjak... 

Abaca. The abaca fiber is obtained from the leaves of the banana-like plant (same genus) Musa textilis (banana family, Musaceae). The fiber is also called Manila hemp from the port of its first shipment, although it has no relationship with hemp, a bast fiber. The mature plant has 12—20 stalks growing from its rhizome root system the stalks are 2.6—6.7 m tall and 10—20 cm thick at the base. The stalk has leaf sheaths that expand iato leaves 1—2.5 m long, 10—20 cm wide, and 10 mm thick at the center the fibers are ia the outermost layer. The plant produces a crop after five years, and 2—4 stalks can be harvested about every six months. 

Nonwood fibers are used in relatively small volumes. Examples of nonwood pulps and products include cotton Enters for writing paper and filters, bagasse for cormgated media, esparto for filter paper, or Manila hemp for tea bags. Synthetic pulps which are based on such materials as glass (qv) and polyolefins also are used (see Olefin polymers). These pulps are relatively expensive and usually are used in blends with wood pulps where they contribute a property such as tear resistance, stiffness, or wet strength which is needed to meet a specific product requirement. 

As solvents, the amyl alcohols are intermediate between hydrocarbon and the more water-miscible lower alcohol and ketone solvents. Eor example, they are good solvents and diluents for lacquers, hydrolytic fluids, dispersing agents in textile printing inks, industrial cleaning compounds, natural oils such as linseed and castor, synthetic resins such as alkyds, phenoHcs, urea —formaldehyde maleics, and adipates, and naturally occurring gums, such as shellac, paraffin waxes, rosin, and manila. In solvent mixtures they dissolve cellulose acetate, nitrocellulose, and ceUulosic ethers. 

IManila Copal. The Manilas are collected in Indonesia and the Philippines. They are soluble in alcohols and ketones, and insoluble in hydrocarbons and esters. The resins soften between 81—90°C and have acid numbers of 110—141. Principal uses are in coatings and varnishes. 

Pontia.na.k. This resin is a copal and is similar to the alcohol-soluble Manilas. It is partially fossilized, so it melts at a higher temperature. Softening points range from 99—135°C, and acid numbers from about 112—120. Pontianak [9000-14-0] is used in specialty coatings and adhesives. 

Natural resins such as dammar and Manila copal have been described in U.S. FDA Regulations (3). The Material Safety Data Sheets for these products issued by the importer describe them as nontoxic and nonaUergenic. 

Pern Philippines 40 Co., Ltd. Tokyo Nippon Rate Metal, Inc. Yokohama Shinko Chemical Co., Ltd. Hyogo Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd., Tokyo Centromin-Pem, La Oroya Pacific Rare Metal Industries Inc., Quezon City, Manila... 

Pacific Rare Metals Industries Inc., Que2on City (Manila)... 

BROMATE AND DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS IN THE WATER SUPPLY OF METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES... 

DETROIT, MICH in STATE COLLEGl PA. IR] MANILA PHIL IS. lU) CAPE KEN- NEDY IM) PONT REYES. CALIF IM) ... 

The elemi of commerce is tbe balsamic exudation of Caiuiri nm luzanifnni, tbe Manila elemi, which is produced entirely in tbe Philippine fshtudo. Many other species ot Ciinuritim vield similar products, which, however, are scarcelv commercial articles. 

Manila elemi yields from lb to d(J per cent, of essential oil, whose odour is largely that of pbcHandtene. The oil has the following char-... 

IUtr , tiv< mde al 30. SftpoiiidrMir.n valu . Oils iliilillpil in Manila % ... 

Umtiey finds that in the case of the finest Manila oils the reeidut sobtained by evaporation does not asuallv exceed 6 per cent., whilst dnforloroile frequently contain much more non-volatile matter. It sboald be uoti-d that- the loss by evaporation oq a water-bath ia not constant even after six hours, and that il a larger quaalily o oil Ihan 1 to 2 grams Ijc taken tbe raK- of volatilisation is much slower. 

This terpene is very rarely met with in nature, but is formed by the dehydration of various alcohols, such as terpineol and linalol. It has been identified in the essential oil of Manila elemi. 

Elemene is a monocyclic sesquiterpene resulting from the reduction of elemol, the sesquiterpene alcohol present in Manila elemi oil. It has the following characters —... 

Semmler and Liao have examined the solid body isolated from Manila elemi oil by Schimmel Co. This was found to be a sesquiterpene alcohol, CjgHjgO, which has been named elemol. It was purified by converting it into its benzoic acid ester, from which the cohol was prepared in a pure state by hydrolysis. It has the following characters —... 

Elemioin is isomeric with asarone. It is 4-allyl-l. 2.6-trimethoxy-benzene, and is found in the essential oil of Manila elemi. Its characters are as follows —... 

Manila-hanf, m. Manila hemp, abacd. -papier,... 

Mus, n. pulp jam, marmalade, (fruit) sauce. Musafaser,/. Manila hemp, musartig, a. pulpy, thick. 

Fiber Cores. For all wire ropes, all fiber cores shall be hard-twisted, best-quality, manila, sisal, polypropylene, or equivalent. For wire ropes of uniform diameter, tbe cores shall be of uniform diameter and hardness, effectively supporting the strands. Manila and sisal cores shall be thoroughly impregnated with a suitable lubricating compound free from acid. Jute cores shall not be used. 

Reelity Check On the day of the above pricing in Manila, super unleaded gasoline in Storrs, Connecticut, sold for 2.49 per gallon. However, 1255 PHP (= 27) was about one day s wage for a teacher in the Philippines at that time. 

Mapua Institute of Technology Intramuros, Manila, Philippines... 

Arnold M. Guloy was born in Manila, in the Philippines. After graduation from Manila Science High School, he studied chemistry and received his BS degree at the University of the Philippines, Quezon City. He received his Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Iowa State University under the supervision of Professor John D. Corbett in 1992. After an IBM Postdoctoral fellowship at the IBM Research Center at York-town Heights, he joined the faculty at the University of Houston in 1994, where he is currently an Associate Professor. He has over 70 publications with emphasis on exploratory research in solid state... 

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