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Wax Analysis
Salamon & Seaber offer a full analytical service for both crude and refined waxes. This includes the full range of natural waxes of animal, vegetable, mineral, and petroleum origins, together with the ever increasing range of synthetic waxes.
Waxes are used in many sectors including cosmetics, lubricants, polishes, glazing agents, protective coatings, Pharmaceuticals, etc.
Wax Analysis Parameters
A wide range of parameters are analysed at Salamon & Seaber as defined by The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC), British Pharmacopoeia (BP), and United States Pharmacopoeia (USP), etc..
The most common analyses are listed below:
- Acid Value / Acid Number
- Appearance
- Benzene Solubility
- Colour / Color
- Congealing Point
- Drop Point
- Ester Value / Ester Number
- Fats or fatty Acids, Japan Wax, Rosin, and Soap
- Flash Point
- Form: Lumps, Chips, Slabs, Bricks, Flakes, Ground, Powdered, Atomized, Pellets.
- Insoluble Impurities
- Iodine Value / Iodine Number
- Melting Point
- Melting Range
- Needle Penetration (Penetrometer)
- Oil Content
- Paraffinic Hydrocarbons
- Peroxide Value / Peroxide Number
- Ratio Number (Ratio of Ester Value to Acid Value)
- Refractive Index
- Resinous Matter
- Saponification Cloud Point
- Saponification Value / Saponification Number
- Specific Gravity
- Unsaponifiable Matter
- Viscosity (Penetrometer)
- Volatile Matter (including Moisture)
The parameters analysed will depend on the type and use of the wax, e.g. typical analysis for beeswax, as specified in the British Pharmacopoeia (BP) include:
- Acid value
- Ceresin, paraffins & certain other waxes
- Impurities
- Glycerol & other polyols
- Melting point
- Paraffinic hydrocarbons
- Saponification value
Waxes of Animal and Insect origin
Including:
- Beeswax (Yellow wax, White Wax): Crude, Yellow Refined, and White Bleached
- Lanolin (Wool wax)
- Shellac
Waxes of Vegetable Origin
Including:
- Candelilla Wax
- Carnauba Wax
- Castor Wax
- Japan Wax
- and others
Waxes of Mineral and Petroleum Origin
Including:
- Petroleum Waxes: Micro-Crystalline, Oxidized, Paraffin
- Ceresin Wax
Waxes of Synthetic Origin
Including:
- Fatty Acid Glycerides
- Fatty Acids
- Fischer-Tropsch Waxes
Please contact Mr Anwar (Ally) Aufogul (E-Mail: Anwar_Aufogul@salamonandseaber.co.uk) to discuss your analytical requirements or fill out a form for a quotation.
Please note that we are also able to correspond in Arabic, French, German, and Polish
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Salamon & Seaber Ltd.
68 Hanbury Street,
London
E1 5JL
England is a registered company in England & Wales, number 1475631  +44 (020) 7247 6312
 +44 (020) 7650 7943 Post@salamonandseaber.co.uk
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