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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A creamy white stable aqueous emulsion of saponified wax. Wax emulsions are usually formed with [[paraffin]] or [[microcrystalline wax]] emulsified with an alkali or acid. When used as a paint, the emulsion may be mixed with small amounts of [[resin]], [[drying oil]], [[egg]], or [[casein]]. Wax emulsions are also used for sizing and waxing paper or leather. | + | A creamy white stable aqueous emulsion of saponified wax. Wax emulsions are usually formed with [[paraffin wax]] or [[microcrystalline wax]] emulsified with an alkali or acid. When used as a paint, the emulsion may be mixed with small amounts of [[resin]], [[drying oil]], [[egg]], or [[casein]]. Wax emulsions are also used for sizing and waxing paper or leather. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 13:51, 30 June 2014
Description
A creamy white stable aqueous emulsion of saponified wax. Wax emulsions are usually formed with Paraffin wax or Microcrystalline wax emulsified with an alkali or acid. When used as a paint, the emulsion may be mixed with small amounts of Resin, Drying oil, Egg, or Casein. Wax emulsions are also used for sizing and waxing paper or leather.
Synonyms and Related Terms
emulsión de cera (Esp.); émulsion de cire (Fr.); wax paint; saponified wax
Other Properties
Miscible in water. Soluble in turpentine.
Authority
- Reed Kay, The Painter's Guide To Studio Methods and Materials, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1983
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980
- External source or communication Comment: Contributed information: Richard Newman