Lubricating wax in flakes or powder form and are non toxic , tasteless and odourless resistant to water and other chemicals soluble in terpintine , naptha , xylene and toluene.
Synthetic wax It is obtained during the process of refining petroleum and is the heavier distillates which requires a special process to extract during the process of extraction of base oils ,
Vegetable wax are derived from heavier lubricating oil fractions mainly Brightstock. They are softer as compared to paraffin wax and is found in wide applications many of them are of articles of everyday use.
Polypropylene wax a gas primarily obtained from petroleum , the basic structure of polyethylene is very similar from that of paraffin obtained from petroleum , a typical polyethylene has a sequence of many sidechain methyl groups and a lesser number of methylene groups in the molecule.
Petroleum wax It is obtained during the process of refining petroleum and is the heavier distillates which requires a special process to extract during the process of extraction of base oils