Basics

A Non-Timber Forest Product Resin Produced on Trees (Not By Them, Unlike Rosin ) by Lac Bugs
The Females essentially produce a protective tube around the branches that consists of this material
- These branches are then Pruned off during harvest time
- The Processing Varies (And is Further Documented in a Sub-Section of this Page), but it typically entails
  - Crude Removal of the Shellac Deposits from the Pruned Branches
  - Removal of Dirt and Other Debris from the Removed Crude Shellac
  - Refining of this "Seed Shellac"
Given that it is nearly all produced there, Much of the Literature Comes Out of India, and Much of the Terminology is also in Hindi
The material can be used as:
- A Hot Glue of sorts
- A Bio-Plastic of sorts
- A Common Wood Finish (Re French Polish (Woodworking)
- For Food Waxing
- Use in Confectionary
- As a Dye
- As a Feedstock in Bio-Refineries
- As a Wire Coating for things like Magnet Wire although this has been largely supplanted by synthetic alternatives

Things to Look Into

For Example:
- Branches are Pruned
- Branches are Scrapped Using Existing Lac Scraper Designs (And Processed Accordingly)
- The "Mechanically Cleaned" Branches Have Further Shellac Removed Via Steam Distillation / Solvent Washing , or this could be integrated into the manufacture of Wood Pulp and the Shellac Removed from the Tall Oil in a manner similar to Rosin Production

UV Resistance
Bio-Degradation (Moreso how fast does this happen, compared to if it is possible, as would be the question for synthetic plastics! Wondering so that one could determine if it would "rot" in long term outdoor occasions / undergo Rancification )
How it behaves in Filament Forms; Could it be Made into FDM 3D Printing Filament ?
Tensile/Compressive/Shear etc Strengths if those aren't easy to find