Ouricury wax
CAS: 68917-70-4
Category: Natural Products
| Purity | Technical grade natural wax typically ≥95% wax content; refined or cosmetic grades controlled by aci |
| Molecular Formula | Natural vegetable wax mixture |
| Molecular Weight | Mixture (no single defined molecular weight) |
| Appearance | Brown to greenish-brown hard vegetable wax, similar in hardness to carnauba |
| Packaging | 25 kg bags or cartons with inner plastic liner; 25 kg fiber drums or big bags for flakes/pastilles; smaller packs available for specialty use |
| Testing Indicators | Appearance — visual inspection (color and form); Melting point — capillary method or DSC (plant wax methods such as ASTM-type procedures); Acid value — titration with standardized base; Saponification value — titration after saponification with alcoholic KOH; Iodine value — halogen addition method (e.g., Wijs method); Density — pycnometer or digital density meter; Moisture content — Karl Fischer titration or loss-on-drying as required. |
| Storage Notes | Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area away from heat, sparks, open flames, and strong oxidizing agents. Keep containers tightly closed and protected from moisture and direct sunlight. Handle as a combustible solid and avoid generating dust near ignition sources. |
| Lead Time | 10 days |
Natural vegetable wax obtained from the leaves of Brazilian palm species. Used as an inexpensive substitute or extender for carnauba wax in polishes, coatings, carbon paper inks, molding lubricants, and other industrial formulations, providing hardness and gloss.