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Carnauba wax is a natural product compound basically of esters
and heavy weight fatty acids. The wax is produced from a powder
taken from the leaves of Carnauba Palm Tree.
This palm tree is called Carnaubeira or Carnauba, only (Latin
denomination: Copernicia Cerifera, Mart).
The
Carnauba palm tree covers its leaves with a thin layer of
this waxy powder as a protection from dehydration, hot temperatures
and long draughts in the northeast region of Brazil, especially
in the states of Piaui, Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte.
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The
leaves are harvested with a scythe and then are bitten to
extract the waxy powder, afterwards the powder is industrialized
to achieve others greades. Cerapeles produces filtered wax
types 1, 3 and 4 and centrifuged wax type 4. All these type
can be produced in flakes or lumps form and packed in 25 Kg.
plastic bags.
Aplications
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| Filtered
Wax type 1 - Light
yellow |
| Specification: |
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| Melting
point |
83
C° Min. |
| Moisture |
0,50%
Max. |
| Saponification |
78
- 88 mg KOH/g |
| Acid
number |
2-6
mg NaOH/g |
| Filtered
Wax type 3 - Orange
Color |
| Specification: |
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| Melting
point |
82,5
C° Min. |
| Moisture |
0,50%
Max. |
| Saponification |
78
- 88 mg KOH/g |
| Acid
number |
4
- 10 mg NaOH/g |
| Filtered
Wax type 4 - Brown Color |
| Specification: |
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| Melting
point |
82,5
C° Min. |
| Moisture |
0,50%
Max. |
| Saponification |
78
- 88 mg KOH/g |
| Acid
number |
4
- 10 mg NaOH/g |
| Filtered
Wax type 4 - Black Color |
| Specification: |
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| Melting
point |
82,5
C° Min. |
| Moisture |
1,00%
Max. |
| Saponification |
78
- 88 mg KOH/g |
| Acid
number |
4
- 10 mg NaOH/g |
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