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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A colorless, aliphatic hydrocarbon oil obtained from petroleum distilled at 330-360C. Liquid petrolatum, or [ | + | A colorless, aliphatic hydrocarbon oil obtained from petroleum distilled at 330-360C. Liquid petrolatum, or [[mineral%20oil|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 == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 11:15, 10 May 2016
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.)
Other Properties
Soluble in ether, chloroform, carbon disulfide, naphtha, benzene. Insoluble in water, cold ethanol or glycerol.
Additional Information
R. Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row, New York, 1969.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- 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