Fossil wax

Ozocarite or Ozokerite (Mineral Wax, Fossil Wax, Native Paraffin), In purified form known as Ceresine Wax (see under Waxes). Waxlike hydrocarbon mixt, yel brown to black or green, translucent when pure and having a greasy feel. D 0.85—0.95g/cc, mp 55—... 

Waxes Beeswax, spermaceti, Chinese wax, lanolin (animal waxes) carnauba, candelilla, Japan wax, esparto (vegetable waxes) paraffin, ozokerite (fossil waxes) Paint binders, coatings, sealants, writing tablets, ingredients of cosmetic and pharmaceutical preparations, sculptures... 

Ceresine is the white end-product of the purification of the fossil wax ozokerite, which is found in Miocene lignite deposits at considerable depths, by the separation of foreign and resinous matter and decolorisation by active agents. It is harder than paraffin wax, and has linear and cyclic hydrocarbons with high molecular weight [2]. It is used for waterproofing and oil absorption. 

Fossil waxes, also incorrectly known as mineral waxes, are mainly made of odd- and even-numbered n-alkanes presenting various distributions. Paraffin has a simple pattern from C21 to C35, maximising at C27, whereas ozokerite presents a bimodal distribution around C27 and C42. 

Mass spectra of reference vegetable and fossil waxes were also acquired by DI EI-MS with a Shimadzu QP 2010 mass spectrometer equipped with a quadrupole analyser (Figures 4.7 4.9). The mass spectrum of camauba is dominated by a base peak at m/z 57. At low mass range the pattern observed is that already discussed for other waxes with peaks spaced every 28 mass units corresponding to the fragmentation of long linear carbon chains. Two other areas of interest may be mentioned one between m/z 250 and 450... 

OZOCERITE. Sometimes spelled ozokerite, this is a natural, brown to jet black mineral (paraffin) wax comprised mainly of hydrocarbons. The melting point is variable. The material is soluble in chloroform. When heated with sulfuric acid (20-30%) from 120-200°C, ozocerite yields ceresine. Sometimes called earth wax, fossil wax, mineral wax, and native paraffin. 

Ozocerite Mineral wax Fossil wax Cere sin wax Leather polish Sealing wax Candles Crayons Waxed paper Textile sizing Natural deposits General stores Department store Dried Tea Leaves Sugar... 

Synonyms mineral wax fossil wax ozokerite ceresin Ozone... 

CAS 8021-55-4 12198-93-5 EINECS/ELINCS 265-134-6 Synonyms Ceresin Fossil wax Mineral wax Ozocerite Ozokerite wax Classification Hydrocarbon wax... 

Fossil wax. See Ozokerite Fostex AMP. See Am i notri methylene phosphonic acid Fostex P. See Etidronic acid Fo-ti-tieng extract. See Hydrocotyl (Centella asiatica) extract... 

Synonyms Ceresin Fossil wax Mineral wax Ozocerite Ozokerite wax... 

Ozokerit, or Fossil Wax.— This mineral product occurs in various localities in the Tertiary Strata, but chiefly in or near the coal measures, the present and most extensive... 

Formaldehyde sodium bisulfite adduct Formaldehyde sodium sulfoxylate. See Sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate Formal glycol. See 1,3-Dioxolane Formalin. See Formaldehyde Formamide, 1,1 -azobis-. See Azodicarbonamide Formic acid, aluminum salt. See Aluminum formate Formic aldehyde Formol. See Formaldehyde p-FormyInitrobenzene. See p-Nitrobenzaldehyde Fossil flour. See Diatomaceous earth Silica, fumed Fossil wax. See Ozokerite Franklin. See Calcium carbonate Free crystalline silica. See Quartz Freon 113. See Trichlorotrifluoroethane P-D-Fructofuranosyl-a-D-glucopyranoside. See Sucrose P-D-Fructofuranosyl-a-D-glucopyranoside benzoate. See Sucrose benzoate P-D-Fructofuranosyl-a-D-glucopyranoside monohexadecanoate. See Sucrose palmitate... 

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