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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A colorless, aliphatic hydrocarbon oil obtained from petroleum distilled at 330-360C. Liquid petrolatum, or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=mineral oil 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).
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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 ==
  
liquid paraffin; mineral oil; white Russian oil; petrolato lquido (Esp.)
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liquid paraffin; mineral oil; white Russian oil; petrolato líquido (Esp.)
  
== Other Properties ==
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== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
  
 
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.
  
== Additional Information ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
R. Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row, New York, 1969.
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* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
  
== Authority ==
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* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  
* Ralph Mayer, Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
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* Hermann Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986
 
 
* Richard S. Lewis, Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
 
 
 
* Hermann Kuhn, Hermann Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986
 
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Latest revision as of 08:58, 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