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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A series of high molecular weight hydrocarbons. Mineral waxes are relatively pure materials which have little to none of the alcohols or esters found in [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=vegetable wax plant waxes] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=beeswax beeswax]. Mineral waxes are generally obtained from the fractional distillation of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=petroleum petroleum], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=shale shale oil], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lignite lignite], or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=coal coal]. Examples of purified mineral waxes are: [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=paraffin wax paraffin], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ceresin wax ceresin], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=microcrystalline wax microcrystalline], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=petrolatum petrolatum]. These white, translucent materials are stable and unreactive.
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A series of high molecular weight hydrocarbons. Mineral waxes are relatively pure materials which have little to none of the alcohols or esters found in [[vegetable%20wax|plant waxes]] and [[beeswax]]. Mineral waxes are generally obtained from the fractional distillation of [[petroleum]], [[shale|shale oil]], [[lignite]], or [[coal]]. Examples of purified mineral waxes are: [[paraffin%20wax|paraffin]], [[ceresin%20wax|ceresin]], [[microcrystalline%20wax|microcrystalline]], and [[petrolatum]]. These white, translucent materials are stable and unreactive.
  
 
[[File:mineral_wax_det.jpg|thumb|Mineral wax]]
 
[[File:mineral_wax_det.jpg|thumb|Mineral wax]]
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== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
cera mineral (Esp.); cire minrale (Fr.); ozocrite (Fr.); olio minerale (It);  
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cera mineral (Esp.); cire minérale (Fr.); ozocérite (Fr.); olio minerale (It);  
  
 
Examples include: petroleum wax; paraffin; ozokerite; ceresin; ceresine; microcrystalline wax; Micro-Crystalline Wax; earth wax; Montan wax; Flexo Wax; Carbo Wax; Opalwax; Bareco; BeSquare; Petrolite; Cosmolloid; Multiwax; Renaissance Wax
 
Examples include: petroleum wax; paraffin; ozokerite; ceresin; ceresine; microcrystalline wax; Micro-Crystalline Wax; earth wax; Montan wax; Flexo Wax; Carbo Wax; Opalwax; Bareco; BeSquare; Petrolite; Cosmolloid; Multiwax; Renaissance Wax
  
== Other Properties ==
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== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
  
 
Soluble in mineral oil, chloroform, benzene and ether.
 
Soluble in mineral oil, chloroform, benzene and ether.
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[[media:download_file_30.pdf|Properties of Natural Waxes]]
 
[[media:download_file_30.pdf|Properties of Natural Waxes]]
  
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== Resources and Citations ==
  
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* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966
  
== Authority ==
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 567, 862
 
 
* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966
 
 
 
* G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 567, 862
 
  
* Richard S. Lewis, Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
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* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  
* Marie Svoboda, Marie Svoboda, Conservation Survey Index, unpublished, 1997
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* Marie Svoboda, Conservation Survey Index, unpublished, 1997
  
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
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* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Latest revision as of 19:38, 3 August 2022

Mineral wax

Description

A series of high molecular weight hydrocarbons. Mineral waxes are relatively pure materials which have little to none of the alcohols or esters found in plant waxes and Beeswax. Mineral waxes are generally obtained from the fractional distillation of Petroleum, shale oil, Lignite, or Coal. Examples of purified mineral waxes are: paraffin, ceresin, microcrystalline, and Petrolatum. These white, translucent materials are stable and unreactive.

Mineral wax

Synonyms and Related Terms

cera mineral (Esp.); cire minérale (Fr.); ozocérite (Fr.); olio minerale (It);

Examples include: petroleum wax; paraffin; ozokerite; ceresin; ceresine; microcrystalline wax; Micro-Crystalline Wax; earth wax; Montan wax; Flexo Wax; Carbo Wax; Opalwax; Bareco; BeSquare; Petrolite; Cosmolloid; Multiwax; Renaissance Wax

Physical and Chemical Properties

Soluble in mineral oil, chloroform, benzene and ether.

Comparisons

Properties of Natural Waxes

Resources and Citations

  • R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 567, 862
  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Marie Svoboda, Conservation Survey Index, unpublished, 1997