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Paraffin (wax)

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-001626

The wax removed from paraffin distillates by chilling and pressing. When separating from solutions, it is a colorless, more or less translucent, crystalline mass, without odor and taste, slightly greasy to touch, and consisting of a mixture of solid hydrocarbons in which the paraffin series predominates.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-001626
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Paraffin (wax)",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "The wax removed from paraffin distillates by chilling and pressing. When separating from solutions, it is a colorless, more or less translucent, crystalline mass, without odor and taste, slightly greasy to touch, and consisting of a mixture of solid hydrocarbons in which the paraffin series predominates.",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/paraffin-wax/"
}

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