Paraffin Wax
Paraffin Wax (Petroleum Wax) is a soft colorless solid substance derived from petroleum, coal or shale oil, which consists of a mixture of hydrocarbon molecules between twenty and forty carbon atoms. What is solid paraffin? In fact, paraffin found in solid form is called paraffin wax, petroleum wax or solid paraffin. This...
2-Ethylhexanol
2-Ethylhexanol is a flammable liquid, which in contact with a strong oxidizer may cause a fire. The appearance of this compound is a clear, colorless liquid from the alcohol family, which is almost insoluble in water but dissolves well in most aqueous solvents. What is 2-Ethylhexanol? It is a branched, eight-carbon chiral...
Cetostearyl Alcohol
Cetostearyl Alcohol, stearyl alcohol, or cetylstearyl alcohol, is a mixture of fatty alcohols, consisting mostly of acetyl (16°C) and stearyl (18°C) alcohols, and is classified as a fatty alcohol. The source of cetostearyl alcohol is natural products such as vegetables and synthetic chemical compounds. This material is used as an emulsion...
Epoxy Resin
Epoxy resin is an adaptable and useful material that has a wide range of applications in various industries. It is a type of synthetic polymer that is created by mixing two different components together, an epoxy resin and a hardener. The nature of epoxy resin and its various types There are several...
Liquid Paraffin
Liquid Paraffin Wax is a milky liquid composition and is used for washing powder, synthetic detergents, synthetic petroleum proteins, emulsifier pesticides, etc. In the liquid paraffin industry, it is considered a subcategory of lubricants, because it is a type of liquid oil. In fact, this chemical is a mixture of...
2-butoxyethanol – Butyl glycol
Butyl glycol is known as BG, 2-butoxyethanol, glycol monobutyl ether and ethylene glycol monobutyl ether. It is a glycol ether with moderate surfactant properties, which can be used as a solvent. In fact, butyl glycol is a natural alcohol that is extracted from petroleum. This compound is a colorless, water-soluble...
Paraffin Oil
Abraham Gessner, a Canadian geologist, first distilled kerosene from coal in 1846. Kerosene, also called paraffin or paraffin oil, is a flammable and clear liquid that is distilled from oil. It is a mixture of different hydrocarbons and is less volatile than gasoline. Paraffin oil is not the same as liquid...
o-Xylene and m-Xylene
o-Xylene (Ortho-Xylene) is an aromatic hydrocarbon with the formula C6H4 (CH3) 2, which is mainly extracted from crude oil. Ortho-Xylene is the same xylene with methyl groups in its 1 and 2 positions. Xylene is a colorless and flammable liquid with a sweet smell that exists in the form of...
Snow-White Texapon – Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS)
Sodium dodecyl sulfate or sodium lauryl sulfate, sometimes written as sodium lauryl sulfate, is a synthetic organic compound with the formula CH₃(CH2) ₁₁SO₄Na. It is also known as or Snow-White Texapon. This anionic surfactant is used in many cleaning and hygiene products. This molecule is an organosulfur and a salt. Sodium laureth...
Calcium Hypochlorite – Perchlorine
Perchlorine or calcium hypochlorite is a white substance with disinfection properties that is used to disinfect water, vegetables, fruits, dishes, bathrooms, toilets, and contaminated places. The purity percentage or degree of purity of chlorine powder is 60-70%. Perchlorine is a chemical compound containing the perchlorate ion, −ClO. The name of Ayupak...
Peracetic Acid – PAA
Peracetic acid, also called peroxyacetic acid or PAA, is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3CO3H. This organic peroxide is a colorless liquid with a distinct pungent smell like vinegar, which is reminiscent of acetic acid and can be very corrosive. This material is a weaker acid than the...
Xylene
Xylene is a colorless, volatile, sweet-smelling, flammable liquid that is insoluble in water and remains on its surface when mixed with water. Xylene consists of two methyl groups attached to the six-carbon ring of benzene, therefore it is also called dimethylbenzene. Xylene is a term used for the mixture of three...