Chemistry:Bayberry wax
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Bayberry wax is an aromatic green vegetable wax. It is removed from the surface of the fruit of the bayberry (wax-myrtle) shrub (ex. Myrica cerifera) by boiling the fruits in water and skimming the wax from the surface of the water.[1] It is made up primarily of esters of lauric, myristic, and palmitic acid.[2]
Uses
Bayberry wax is used primarily in the manufacture of scented candles[3] and other products where its distinctive resinous fragrance is desirable.
Properties
- Melting point = 39–49 °C (102–120 °F)[4]
- Acid value = 3.5[5]
- Saponification value = 205–217[5]
- Iodine number = 1.9–3.9[4]
References
- ↑ "How to Make Myrica cerifera, Wax Myrtle or Southern Bayberry Candles". FG Garden Blog. December 23, 2010. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807115739/http://www.floridagardener.com/DNN/FGGardenBlog/tabid/59/EntryID/84/Default.aspx. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Bayberry (Myrica cerifera)". Sigma-Aldrich. http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/life-science/nutrition-research/learning-center/plant-profiler/myrica-cerifera.html. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Bayberry". Encyclopedia.com. http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/bayberry.aspx. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 NIIR Board of Consultants & Engineers (2011). "Vegetable waxes". The Complete Technology Book on Wax and Polishes (Reprint). ASIA PACIFIC BUSINESS PRESS Inc.. pp. 32. ISBN 9788178330129. https://books.google.com/books?id=feYkAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA24.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Wax info". cameo.mfa.org. http://cameo.mfa.org/images/2/29/Download_file_10.pdf. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
6. https://academic.oup.com/plcell/article/28/1/248/6098194
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