Studies in Properties of Plant Waxes : Carnauba and Candelilla Waxes Using DSC, FT-IR and Conventional Methods of Testing

Authors

  • Atul P. Dwivedi  Research Scholar, Laxminarayan Institute of technology, Nagpur , Maharashtra, India
  • Dr. G. K. Ghosal  Former HOD Petroleum refining and Petrochemical Technology, Laxminarayan Institute of technology, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
  • Dr. P. N. Belkhode  Asst. Professor, Department of General Engineering, Laxminarayan Institute of technology, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Keywords:

Bee wax, Shellac wax, FT-IR, DSC, Conventional properties.

Abstract

The animal waxes are used in many different applications in the industries mostly in pharmaceuticals and fruit processing industries. The application of waxes for any particular applications will depends on its properties. In this study the two animal waxes namely Bee and Shellac waxes had been studied for their properties like melting point, needle penetration, drop melting point, flash point, viscosities and densities. The testing was carried out as per ASTM standards. These properties were correlated with the results obtained from the DSC and FT-IR data.

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2017-12-31

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Volume 3, Issue 8, November-December-2017

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Atul P. Dwivedi, Dr. G. K. Ghosal, Dr. P. N. Belkhode, " Studies in Properties of Plant Waxes : Carnauba and Candelilla Waxes Using DSC, FT-IR and Conventional Methods of Testing, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 3, Issue 8, pp.994-997, November-December-2017.