Publisher's Synopsis
This title is Volume 2 of a 2 Volume set. - Contents - PART 1. - COMPOUNDED WAXES - 1. GENERAL - Compatibility - Hardness - Melting Point - Penetration - Refractive Index - Solubility in Oil - Viscosity - 2. PARAFFIN WAX COMPOUNDS - 3. ETHYL CELLULOSE AND WAX MIXTURES - Compounding Ethyl Cellulose with Incompatible Substances - Methods of Preparing Mixtures of Waxes with Ethyl Cellulose - 4. COMPOSITIONS WITH RESINS AND RUBBER - Resin Wax Compositions - Compatibility of Varnish Resins with Waxes - Cumarone-Indene Resins and Wax Compositions - Methacrylate Resin Hot-Melt Blends - Microcrystalline Wax-Resin Blends - Wax-Rubber Compositions - 5. COMMERCIAL WAX ADDITIVES - PART 2 - WAX TECHNOLOGY - 6. TESTS AND TECHNIQUES - The Melting' Points of Waxes - Odor and Taste - Emulsions - Fluorescence of Waxes - Solubility of Waxes - Commercial Wax Solutions - Surface Tension of Waxes - Specific Gravity - Specific Heat of Petroleum Waxes - To Alter Properties of Paraffin Wax - Simple Tests - Identification of Mixed Waxes - Separation and Comparison of Properties - Detecting Wax Additives - Evaluation of Waxes for Paperboard - Determinations of Properties - Testing for Quality Control - Opacifying Waxes - Coloring Waxes - 7. INDUSTRIAL USES OF WAXES - Adhesives - Candles - Coatings - Cosmetics - Electrical Applications - Inks - Leather Goods - Paper Products - Pharmaceutical Preparations - Photomechanics - Plastics - Polishes - Pyrotechnics - Rubber - Textile Processing - Abbreviations - Alphabetic Listing of Trademark Products - Index -
