Product Profile of Paraffin Wax
Mahesh [India] supplies Paraffin Wax. Mahesh [India] offers petrochemicals, micro spheres, food colours and baby care products. The Paraffin Wax is a mixture consisting mostly of straight chain hydrocarbons, with about 20 - 35 carbons in the molecule and a molecular weight of about 300 - 500.
General properties of Paraffin Wax are:
Hardness is such that it can be scarred with nails
Extremely low volatility
Viscosity in the molten state is extremely low
Catches fire easily and burns without emitting harmful gas
Great moisture proofing, water proofing and scent - preserving
Latent heat of fusion is high enough to use it as heat storage materials
Tasteless and odourless
Easily decomposed by microbes.
The Paraffin Wax is used in:
Paper Cups
Plastic lubricants
Paper Converting
Rubber Antiozonant
Cosmetic & Pharmaceutical, etc
