INFORMATION REGARDING PARAFFIN

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paraffin ( paraffin wax )

A waxy crystalline substance that in the pure form is white, odorless and translucent and has the approximate chemical formula of C 20 H 42 (and above). It is obtained from petroleum by distillation and is then purified by sweating or solvent refining. Paraffin, which is not a true wax, consists mainly of a mixture of saturated straight-chain solid hydrocarbons. Its melting points range from 50 to 57° C. It is used in the manufacture of certain types of paper, in leather dressings, in marbling, in producing paraffin prints, etc. (17 , 183 , 335 )

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American Paper and Pulp Association. The dictionary of paper, including pulp, paperboard, paper properties and related papermaking terms. 3rd ed. New York. American Paper and Pulp Association. 1965.

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Johnson, Pauline. Creative bookbinding. Seattle. University of Washington Press. 1963.

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Paraffin [JAN]
RN: 8002-74-2
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Names and Synonyms MeSH Heading
Paraffin

Name of Substance
Paraffin
Paraffin [JAN]
Petroleum wax, crystalline
Synthetic wax
Waxes, paraffin

Synonyms
EINECS 232-315-6
FEMA No. 3216
Hard paraffin
Hartparaffin
Hydrocarbon wax
Paraffin
Paraffin wax
Paraffin wax (petroleum)
Paraffin waxes
Paraffin waxes and hydrocarbon waxes
Paraffin, hard
Poly(methylene)wax
Synthetic paraffin wax, Fischer-Tropsch
Wax extract
Wax, hydrocarbon
Wax, paraffin
Zeresin

Systematic Name
Paraffin
Paraffin waxes and Hydrocarbon waxes

Superlist Name
Paraffin
Paraffin [Waxes]
Paraffin wax
Paraffin wax fume
Paraffin waxes and Hydrocarbon waxes
Paraffin waxes and hydrocarbon waxes


Registry Numbers CAS Registry Number
8002-74-2

Other Registry Number
105054-93-1
105845-08-7
115251-23-5
115251-24-6
12704-91-5
12704-92-6
12795-75-4
160936-34-5
37220-23-8
37339-80-3
39355-22-1
39373-78-9
51331-35-2
54692-42-1
57572-43-7
57608-84-1
58057-11-7
68607-08-9
68649-50-3
70431-26-4
72993-88-5
72993-89-6
72993-90-9
8035-62-9
8044-02-8
8044-79-9
9083-41-4

System Generated Number
008002742


Classification Codes Classification Code
Anti-inflammatory agents, topical
Pharmaceutic aid [stiffening agent]
Pharmaceutic aids
Sclerosing solutions
Skin / Eye Irritant
TSCA UVCB
Tumor data

Superlist Classification Code
TWA 2 mg/m3


Formulas Molecular Formula
Unspecified


Notes Note
A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum fractions by solvent crystallization (solvent deoiling) or by the sweating process. It consists predominantly of straight chain hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C20.


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