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liquid paraffin; mineral oil; white Russian oil; petrolato líquido (Esp.) | liquid paraffin; mineral oil; white Russian oil; petrolato líquido (Esp.) | ||
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Soluble in ether, chloroform, carbon disulfide, naphtha, benzene. Insoluble in water, cold ethanol or glycerol. | Soluble in ether, chloroform, carbon disulfide, naphtha, benzene. Insoluble in water, cold ethanol or glycerol. | ||
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* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) | ||
Latest revision as of 09:58, 26 July 2022
Description
A colorless, aliphatic hydrocarbon oil obtained from petroleum distilled at 330-360C. Liquid petrolatum, or Mineral oil, is normally divided into two fractions: light mineral oil (density 0.83-0.88) and heavy mineral oil (density 0.86-0.91). Mineral oil is used as a lubricants for textile processing. It has also been used to remove bloom on varnished oil paintings (Mayer 1969).
Synonyms and Related Terms
liquid paraffin; mineral oil; white Russian oil; petrolato líquido (Esp.)
Physical and Chemical Properties
Soluble in ether, chloroform, carbon disulfide, naphtha, benzene. Insoluble in water, cold ethanol or glycerol.
Resources and Citations
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986