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paraffin wax
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waxy mixture of higher alkanes
Paraffin wax is a waxy mixture made up of hydrocarbons called alkanes. It's commonly used in candles, cosmetics, and other products because of its useful properties as a solid wax at room temperature.
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It sits within the topics Alkanes, Chemical pages without ChemSpiderID and Chemicals without a PubChem CID.
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Research
66,179 papers- Crystalline Behavior of Paraffin Wax.The journal of physical chemistry. B · 2022Wang J, Hao Y, Zhu B et al.DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c10000
- Paraffin bath therapy in De Quervain's tenosynovitis: a single-blind randomized controlled trial.International journal of biometeorology · 2021Karlıbel İA, Aksoy MK, Alkan ADOI: 10.1007/s00484-021-02111-2
- Effectiveness of paraffin bath therapy for the symptoms and function of hand diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists · 2023Kim SG, Kang JW, Boo JH et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2022.10.005
- Paraffin wax as self-sealing insulation material of seasonal sensible heat storage systems-A laboratory study.PloS one · 2020Bott C, Dressel I, Bayer PDOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236056
- Influence of two paraffin wax chewing gums with different con-sistencies on the stimulated salivary flow rate.Swiss dental journal · 2024Blattner F, Saccardin F, Ortiz V et al.DOI: 10.61872/sdj-2024-03-09
- Paraffin Wax Baths for the Treatment of Chronic Hand Eczema.Actas dermo-sifiliograficas · 2017Mir-Bonafé JF, Serra-Baldrich E, Rozas-Muñoz E et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2016.09.019
- Comparison of the effect of prolotherapy and paraffin wax for hand osteoarthritis.European review for medical and pharmacological sciences · 2023Ustun I, Çağlar SDOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202310_34124
- Phenotypic Adaptations Help Rhodococcus erythropolis Cells during the Degradation of Paraffin Wax.Biotechnology journal · 2019Rodrigues CJC, de Carvalho CCCRDOI: 10.1002/biot.201800598
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- wax
- Has part
- carbon
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- Has use
- food additive
- Has parts of class
- higher alkanes
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Encyclopedic overview
Paraffin candle
Paraffin wax (or petroleum wax) is a soft colorless solid derived from petroleum, coal, or oil shale that consists of a mixture of hydrocarbon molecules containing between 20 and 40 carbon atoms. It is solid at room temperature and begins to melt above approximately 37 °C (99 °F), and its boiling point is above 370 °C (698 °F). Common applications for paraffin wax include lubrication, electrical insulation, and candles; dyed paraffin wax can be made into crayons.
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