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Natural and Synthetic Waxes - Origin, Production, Technology, and Applications (Hardcover)
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Natural and Synthetic Waxes - Origin, Production, Technology, and Applications (Hardcover)
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Natural and Synthetic Waxes A compilation of all relevant
information for the production and use of waxes in technical
applications Waxes are among the oldest organic substances used by
mankind. Before all others, beeswax is known to have played a role
in human history for thousands of years. But over time, many other
wax species have been detected and exploited, and prepared for
different utilizations. Today, we possess knowledge of a great
variety of different types of waxes. Unfortunately, there still is
no broadly accepted definition of a wax: for the relatively few wax
chemists, waxes are usually defined by their physico-chemical
properties more than by their chemical constitution. Waxes are not
uniform but oligomeric and polymeric substances, not simply
describable with a chemical formula. The realm of waxes encompasses
fully or partly natural, refined, partly or fully synthetic
products, which can be extended by "wax-like" products which do not
fulfil all definition criteria. Waxes are offered in different
forms like pellets, granules, powders, or micropowders. Their
number of technical applications runs into thousands. However,
waxes in most cases are just adjuvants or additives, and with few
exceptions like candles not known to a broader public. Only few
publications over the last decades tried to present a more
comprehensive overview of heir chemistry, chemical composition,
their physical and analytical properties, their applications, and
their sometimes astonishing history. Based on personal experience
and expertise, the authors intend to present an overview on the
main classes of waxes, their origin, history, future, and potential
fate. Economical aspects like market size and development,
ecological impacts and challenges, and regulatory issues are also
addressed. Waxes are indispensable products in everyday life and in
industry and technology, though mostly not even visible or
distinguishable to experts. They deserve more than the role of a
"poor cousin" in chemistry and technology.
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