Nomenclature
CAS number: 8001-75-0
Purified ozokerite; earth wax; mineral wax; cerosin; cerin.
Description and references
A mixture of hydrocarbons of complex composition
purified by treatment with concd H2SO4 and filtration
through bone-black. Found in Ukraine, Lake Baikal, also in Utah,
Texas.
Properties
White or yellow, tasteless, waxy cakes. The white
is odorless, the yellow has a slight odor. Fracture is very much
like that of white wax. d 0.91-0.92. mp 61-78°. It is very stable toward oxidizing agents. Insol in water; sol
in 30 parts abs alcohol; sol in benzene, chloroform, petr ether, hot
oils.Use
Substitute for beeswax; for making candles, wax
figures; for waxed paper and cloth; in polishes, electrical insulators;
waterproofing fabrics; for bottles for hydrofluoric acid; in dentistry
for impression and inlay waxes and modeling compounds.