DIFFERENT WAXES IN RUBBER INDUSTRY

Jun 26, 2020

DIFFERENT WAXES IN RUBBER INDUSTRY

Waxes may be natural secretions of plants or animals or could be artificially produced by purification from natural petroleum or may completely be synthetic. However, not all waxy materials are hydrocarbon. Silicone wax which do not contain hydrocarbon that may also exhibit wax like properties, are also described as wax or waxy. It is an imprecisely defined term generally understood to be a substance with properties similar to beeswax, namely;