Application area
For the manufacture of: - Waxed paper. - Garden Vara. - Various cosmetic formulations and regular petroleum jelly. - Children's plasticine. - Wood care products.
Petrolatums vary greatly in oil content (from 7 to 38%) in terms of dropping point, which mainly depends on the dropping point of the solid hydrocarbons included in their composition.
The material, which is called petrolatum, is a viscous light brown mass resembling ordinary plasticine. This is a mixture of ceresin, paraffin and oil, which is obtained after the removal of paraffin hydrocarbons from residual petroleum oils, selective or sulfuric acid treatment.
Characteristics
The dropping point is +70 degrees.
Ignition occurs at +240 degrees.
Specifications
| Name of indicator |
Norm |
| Acid number, mg KOH / 1 petro |
not more than 0.1 |
| Water-soluble acids and alkalis |
Absent |
| Mass fraction of mechanical impurities,%, |
not more than 0.04 |
| The content of phenol and cresol, mg / dm3 |
no more than 40 |
| Flash point in open crucible |
not lower than 240 ° С |