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Contact SupplierCarnauba wax is a vegetable wax obtained from the leaves of a Brazilian palm tree (Copernicia cerifera) known as the "Tree of Life." Carnauba wax is the hardest natural wax available. Carnauba wax has the ability to retain oil and has excellent gloss properties.
Carnauba wax is sold in several grades, labelled T1, T3, and T4, depending on the purity level. Purification is accomplished by filtration, centrifugation, and bleaching.
Applications:
Name | Appearance | Solubility | Melting range | Acid value | Saponification value | Relative Density | Residue on Ignition | Heavy Metals | Total Ash |
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Carnauba Wax BP | Pale yellow or yellow powder, flakes or hard mass | Practically insoluble in water, soluble on heating in ethyl acetate and in xylene, practically insoluble in alcohol | 80° to 88°C | 2 to 7 | 78 to 95 | About 0.97 | - | - | Max 0.25% |
Carnauba Wax IP | Pale yellow to light brown coarse powder, flakes or lumps | 80° to 88°C | Not more than 12.0 | 78 to 95 | - | - | Complies | Max 0.25% | |
Carnauba Wax USP | Pale yellow or yellow hard masses | 80° to 88°C | 2 to 7 | 78 to 95 | - | Not more than 0.25% | 20 ppm | - | |
Carnauba Wax EP | Pale yellow or yellow powder, flakes or hard mass | Practically insoluble in water, soluble on heating in ethyl acetate and in xylene, practically insoluble in alcohol | 80° to 88°C | 2 to 7 | 78 to 95 | About 0.97 | - | - | Max 0.25% |