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2. Paraffin wax - Wikipedia

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   Paraffin wax (or petroleum wax) is a soft colorless solid derived from petroleum, coal, or oil shale that consists of a mixture of hydrocarbon molecules containing between 20 and 40 carbon atoms. It is solid at room temperature and begins to melt above approximately 37 °C (99 °F), [ 2 ] and its boiling point is above 370 °C (698 °F). [ 2 ]

3. Kerosene - Wikipedia

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   Kerosene, or paraffin, is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid which is derived from petroleum. It is widely used as a fuel in aviation as well as households. Its name derives from κηρός ( kērós ) meaning " wax ", and was registered as a trademark by Nova Scotia geologist and inventor Abraham Gesner in 1854 before evolving into a generic ...

4. Polyethylene wax - Wikipedia

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   Polyethylene wax can be used as a dispersant, slip agent, resin additive, and mold release agent. [1] As an oxidised product, OPEW is authorized in the EU as E number reference E914 only for the surface treatment of some fruits. [2] There are a variety of methods for producing Polyethylene wax.

5. Petroleum jelly - Wikipedia

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   Petroleum jelly, petrolatum (/ ˌ p ɛ t r ə ˈ l eɪ t ə m /), white petrolatum, soft paraffin, or multi-hydrocarbon, CAS number 8009-03-8, is a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons (with carbon numbers mainly higher than 25), [1] originally promoted as a topical ointment for its healing properties. [2]

6. Microcrystalline wax - Wikipedia

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   Microcrystalline waxes are a type of wax produced by de-oiling petrolatum, as part of the petroleum refining process. In contrast to the more familiar paraffin wax which contains mostly unbranched alkanes, microcrystalline wax contains a higher percentage of isoparaffinic (branched) hydrocarbons and naphthenic hydrocarbons. [1]

7. Wax - Wikipedia

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   Paraffin waxes are mixtures of saturated n- and iso- alkanes, naphthenes, and alkyl- and naphthene-substituted aromatic compounds. A typical alkane paraffin wax chemical composition comprises hydrocarbons with the general formula C n H 2n+2, such as hentriacontane, C 31 H 64. The degree of branching has an important influence on the properties.