Difference between revisions of "Peat wax"

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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A long chain hydrocarbon mixture extracted from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=peat peat] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lignite lignite]. Peat wax is a hard wax that contains a high proportion of esters and free acids. It is similar in composition to [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=montan wax montan wax].
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A long chain hydrocarbon mixture extracted from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=peat peat] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lignite lignite]. Peat wax is a hard wax that contains a high proportion of esters and free acids. It is similar in composition to [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=montan%20wax montan wax].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==
  
* G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 584
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 584
  
* John S. Mills, Raymond White, John S. Mills, Raymond White, ''The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects'', Butterworth Heineman, London, 2nd ed., 1994
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* John S. Mills, Raymond White, ''The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects'', Butterworth Heineman, London, 2nd ed., 1994
  
 
* ''CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics'', Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980  Comment: melting point = 73-76, density=0.980, iodine value=16-40, acid value=60.0-73.3; saponification value = 73.9-136.0
 
* ''CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics'', Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980  Comment: melting point = 73-76, density=0.980, iodine value=16-40, acid value=60.0-73.3; saponification value = 73.9-136.0

Revision as of 06:47, 24 July 2013

Description

A long chain hydrocarbon mixture extracted from peat and lignite. Peat wax is a hard wax that contains a high proportion of esters and free acids. It is similar in composition to montan wax.

Synonyms and Related Terms

lignite wax; montan wax; cera de turba (Esp.); cera mineral (Esp.); cera montana (It)

Other Properties

Iodine value=16-40, acid value=60.0-73.3; saponification value = 73.9-136.0

Melting Point 73-76
Density 0.980

Authority

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 584
  • John S. Mills, Raymond White, The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects, Butterworth Heineman, London, 2nd ed., 1994
  • CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: melting point = 73-76, density=0.980, iodine value=16-40, acid value=60.0-73.3; saponification value = 73.9-136.0

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