This title is Volume 1 of a 2 Volume set. - Contents -
Introduction -
Abbreviations -
PART 1. NATURAL WAXES -
1. PARAFFIN WAX -
Occurrence in Nature -
Composition of Petroleum -
Grades of Paraffin Wax -
Manufacture of Paraffin Waxes -
Composition of Paraffin Waxes -
Properties of Paraffin Waxes -
Wax-Oil Mixtures -
Miscellaneous Data -
Physical Properties of Some Commercial Waxes -
2. MICROCRYSTALLINE WAXES -
Differences Between Microcrystalline and Paraffin Waxes -
Fractional Crystallization of Petroleum Waxes -
Properties of Microcrystalline Waxes -
Oxidized Microcrystalline Waxes -
Petrolatum -
Uses of Microcrystalline Waxes -
Miscellaneous Data -
Properties of Some Commercial Microcrystalline Waxes -
3. OTHER MINERAL WAXES -
Montan Wax -
Lignite Wax -
Ozocerite -
Ceresin -
Utah Wax -
Peat Wax -
4. VEGETABLE WAXES -
Bayberry -
Candelilla -
Carnauba -
Cotton -
Esparto -
Fir -
Japan -
Ouricury -
Palm -
Rice-Oil -
Sugar Cane -
Ucuhuba -
Cocoa Butter -
5. ANIMAL WAXES -
Beeswax -
Chinese Wax -
Shellac Wax -
Spermaceti -
Wool Wax -
PART 2. : SYNTHETIC WAXES
6. FATTY ALCOHOLS AND ACID -
Cetyl Alcohol -
Lanette Wax -
Stearyl Alcohol -
Stearic Acid -
Palmitic Acid -
Myristic Acid -
7. FATTY ACID ESTERS AND GLYCERIDES -
Glyceryl Stearates -
Glycol Fatty-Acid Stearates -
Sorbitol Stearates -
Polyethylene Glycol Stearates -
Properties of Selected Commercial Products -
8. HYDROGENATED OILS -
Properties of Selected Commercial Products -
9. KETONES, AMINES, AMIDES -
Stearone, Laurone -
Aliphatic Amines -
Aliphatic Amides -
Properties of Some Commercial Products -
10. CHLORONAPHTHALENES -
11. SYNTHETIC MINERAL WAXES -
Fisher-Tropsch Waxes -
Duroxon Waxes -
12. SYNTHETIC ANIMAL WAXES -
Synthetic Beeswax -
Modified Spermaceti Waxes -
Modified Lanolin Waxes -
13. MISCELLANEOUS SYNTHETIC WAXES -
Oxazoline -
Experimental Waxes -
