preface to fifteenth edition

TABLE 10.8
Constants ofWaxes
Wax
Melting
point, C
Specific
gravity
(15C/15C)
Refractive
index
Acid
value
Saponification
value
Iodine
value
Bamboo leaf79–80 0.961 25C 14–15 43–44 7.8
Bayberry (myrtle) 47–49 0.99 1.436 80C 3–4 205–212 4–9.5
Beeswax, ordinary 62–66 0.95–0.97 1.44–1.48 40C 17–21 88–100 8–11
Beeswax, East Indian 61–67 0.95–0.97 1.44 40C 5–10.5 87–117 4–10.5
Beeswax, white, USP 61–69 0.95–0.98 1.45–1.47 65C 17–24 90–96 7–11
Candelilla 73–77 0.98–0.99 1.45–1.46 85C 19–24 55–64 14–20
Cape berry 40–45 1.01 1.45 45C 2.5–4.0 211–215 0.5–2.5
Caranda 80–85 0.99–1.00 5.0–9.5 64–79 8–9
Carnauba, No. 1 yellow 86–88 0.99–1.00 1.5–2.5 75–86
Carnauba, No. 3, crude 86–90 0.99–1.01 3.0–8.5 75–89
Carnauba, No. 3, refined 86–89 0.96–0.97 1.47 40C 3.0–5.0 76–85 7–13.5
Castor oil, hydrogenated 83–88 0.98–0.99 20C 1.0–5.0 177–181 2.5–8.5
Chinese insect 80–85 0.95–0.97 1.46 40C 2–9 78–93 1.0–2.5
Cotton 68–71 0.96 32 71 25
Cranberry 207–218 0.97–0.98 42–59 131–134 44–53
Esparto 75–79 0.985–0.995 22–27 58–73 7–15
Flax 61–70 0.91–0–0.99 17–48 37–102 22–29
Japan 49–56 0.97–1.00 4–15 210–235 4–15
Jojoba 11–12 0.86–0.90 25C 1.465 25C 0.2–0.6 92–95 82–88
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