Paraffin wax is a versatile material used across the world in a variety of industries such as candle making, cosmetics, food packaging, and even for medicinal purposes. The production and consumption of paraffin wax can vary based on local industries, climate, and economic needs.
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is the common name for all saturated, aliphatic hydrocarbons of the chemical formula CnH2n+2. At room temperature and pressure the first four members of the normal series (Methane , Ethane , Propane and Butane) are gases, the next thirteen are liquids, while the rest are solids.
Paraffin wax is a mixture of straight chain hydrocarbons. Most manufacturers are adding plastic polymer resins to their paraffin wax. This hardens the tissue. Polymers were added to paraffins many years ago in response to insufficient infiltration in open processors, due to xylenes and alcohols absorbing water from the atmosphere. Insufficient infiltration causes “mushy” tissues and plastic polymers harden the block.
less than 10 years after the first petroleum well was drilled. Paraffin wax, colorless or white, somewhat transparent, wax consisting of a mixture of solid straight-chain hydrocarbons ranging in melting point from 58° to 68° C.
are idyllic to be used in rubber solutions, adhesives, tyres manufacturing, wood treatment products, household cleaners, aerosol formulations and detergents. This range of odorless paraffins having low aromatic content is suitable for formulating quick drying lacquers, varnishes and paints as diluents.
Iranian petroleum jelly, also known as petroleum jelly or petrolatum, is a semi-solid mixture derived from crude oil through a refining process.