Manufacturing process
-It is a refining product
-Obtained from petroleum by dewaxing light lubricated oil stocks
-Slacks will be put in great tanks and pressed
-Lower oil content paraffin waxes require special equipments to be produced
Packing
-Smaller packing : slabs
-Slabs will be put in carton or bag (gunny)
– Weight of each slab : 5 kg
– Weight of each carton : 25-30 kg (in each carton 5-6 slabs)
Fields of use
-Candle manufacture , wax paper, polishes , cosmetics , electrical insulation , assist in extracting perfume from flowers , medical ointment , water proof coat for wood , match industry, food and chocolate polishing
Semi and fully refined paraffin wax
0.5- 1% oil content fully refined
1 – 3% & 3- 5% oil content semi refined
Minimum shelf life
2 years from the date of shipping when properly stored
Important specifications
Color : for candle making we can color it
Melting point : the temperature at which the solid melts to become a liquid
Oil content : the percent of oil in paraffin wax
Viscosity : the measure of a liquid s resistance to flow
Density : the measure of the relative heaviness of objects with a constant volume
Flash point : is a temperature at which a liquid will burn and keep burning
melting point : the temperature at which it passes from a semi-solid to a liquid state under specific test conditions.
Penetration : the action or process of making a way through or into some thing
Gravity : the force that attracts some thing towards the center of the earth
Congealing : the highest temperature at which it solidifies
