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== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
Cocos coronapa; urucury
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''Cocos coronapa''; urucury
  
== Other Properties ==
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== Risks ==
  
Acid number = 3.4-21.1; Iodine value = 6.9-7.8; Saponification value = 61.8-85.8
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* Combustible.
  
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== Physical and CHemical Properties ==
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! scope="row"| Melting Point
 
| 79-85
 
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! scope="row"| Density
 
| 0.970-1.053
 
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== Hazards and Safety ==
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* Acid number = 3.4-21.1
 
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* Iodine value = 6.9-7.8
Combustible.
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* Saponification value = 61.8-85.8
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* Melting Point = 79-94 C
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* Density = 0.970-1.053 g/ml
  
 
== Comparisons ==
 
== Comparisons ==
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[[media:download_file_28.pdf|Properties of Natural Waxes]]
 
[[media:download_file_28.pdf|Properties of Natural Waxes]]
  
 
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
== Authority ==
 
  
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 148; melting point = 85C, acid number = 10.6, iodine value = 16.9, saponification value = 78.8
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 148; melting point = 85C, acid number = 10.6, iodine value = 16.9, saponification value = 78.8

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Description

A vegetable wax obtained from the leaves of the palm tree, Cocos coronapa, found in northeastern Brazil. Ouricury wax is very similar to carnauba, except that it has a greenish brown color that is difficult to bleach. Ouricury wax contains about 6% triterpenes. It is used as an inexpensive substitute for carnauba and is blended with carnauba to increase gloss.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Cocos coronapa; urucury

Risks

  • Combustible.

Physical and CHemical Properties

  • Acid number = 3.4-21.1
  • Iodine value = 6.9-7.8
  • Saponification value = 61.8-85.8
  • Melting Point = 79-94 C
  • Density = 0.970-1.053 g/ml

Comparisons

Properties of Natural Waxes

Resources and Citations

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 148; melting point = 85C, acid number = 10.6, iodine value = 16.9, saponification value = 78.8
  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • 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=79.0-93.8, density=1.053, iodine value=6.9-7.8, acid value=3.4-21.1, saponification value=61.8-85.8