PARAFFIN

Description

The candles that decorate your holiday table might be made of paraffin, a waxy mixture of saturated, straight-chain hydrocarbon compounds. One of the shorter members of the paraffin group is?n-eicosane (shown), which has a 20-carbon backbone. “Paraffin” is derived from the Latin words for “not much” and “affinity”, a reference to its chemical unreactivity.

Chemical properties

colorless liquid, also known as alkane,this is any of a class of saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having a straight or branched carbon chain and the general formula CnH2n+2, rangingin physical form from methane gases to waxy solids and is found mainly in Pennsylvania and midcontinent petroleum.

The Uses of PARAFFIN

Pharmaceutic aid (stiffening agent).

The Uses of PARAFFIN

paraffin is used in cosmetics as a beeswax substitute. Paraffin is a solid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum, although it can also be obtained from wood or coal. Pure paraffin is harmless to the skin, but the presence of impurities may result in irritation, eczemas, and other skin problems.

General Description

C₁-C₆ n-Paraffin includes:

• 100 ppm of each component in nitrogen. It consists of cylinder of 14 L. The multi-component gas mixture is suitable for GC calibration, testing of fixed and personal gas monitors and in situ industrial stack analyzers.
• A certificate of analysis is provided.
• Packaged in lightweight, non-refillable, recyclable containers.
• Portable, convenient, and easy to use.
• Manufactured gravimetrically for maximum accuracy.
• NIST traceable.