Natural and Synthetic Waxes
Natural and Synthetic Waxes Natural and Synthetic WaxesA compilation of all relevant information for the production and use of waxes in technical applicationsWaxes are among the oldest organic…
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Natural and Synthetic Waxes
Natural and Synthetic WaxesA compilation of all relevant information for the production and use of waxes in technical applicationsWaxes are among the oldest organic substances used by mankind. But over time, many other wax species have been detected and exploited, and prepared for different utilizations. Before all others, beeswax is known to have played a role in human history for thousands of years.
Unfortunately, there still is no broadly accepted definition of a wax: for the relatively few wax chemists, waxes are usually defined by their physico-chemical properties more than by their chemical constitution. Today, we possess knowledge of a great variety of different types of waxes. Waxes are not uniform but oligomeric and polymeric substances, not simply describable with a chemical formula.The realm of waxes encompasses fully or partly natural, refined,