White Mineral Oil - Heavy
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Introduction: These are highly purified mixture of liquid saturated hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum and are highly paraffinic in nature. These oils conform to british pharmacopoeia, bp/ 2002/ b. P. 2005 specifications & are transparent, colourless, tasteless, odourless when cold & free from fluorescence in daylight. These highly refined hydro-treated oils have excellent thermal & chemical stability, having high flash & fire points.
Application : It is used in the manufacture of varied pharmaceutical formulations and cosmetic products like creams , lotions, personal care products, perfumery industry, bulk drugs & food industry etc. Applications also include manufacture of textile auxiliaries, food grade plant spray oils, agrochemicals, food grade specialty lubricants, food grade plastics - used as a lubricant plasticizer, masterbatches, specialty chemicals, food products, essences etc.
Typical properties: (testing carried out as per relevant bp/ astm standards)
| Characteristics | unit | white mineral oil |
| Appearance | bright & clear liquid | |
| Colour | saybolt | + 30 (w/w) |
| Specific gravity @ 20ºc | kg/m3 | between 860 to 900 |
| Kinematic viscosity @ 40ºc | cst | 65 - 85 |
| Flash point, (coc) | ºc | 220 min |
| Solid paraffins | passes | |
| Acidity / alkalinity | passes | |
| Readily carbonisable substances | passes | |
| Light absorption @ 240-280 nm | less than 0. 1 | |
| Polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons | passes | |
| Refractive index at 20 ºc | 1. 46 - 1. 48 |
Packing: 173 kgs HMHDPE barrels/ 180 kgs (210 liters) M. S. Barrels/ tanker loads