Identification

Namepetroleum wax
CAS Number977051-70-9
FDA UNIISearch

Regulatory

FDA Mainterm (SATF)977051-70-9 ; PETROLEUM WAX
FDA RegulationFDA PART 101 -- FOOD LABELING

Physical Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed No

No sensory data available

Safety Information

Oral/Parenteral ToxicityNot determined
Dermal ToxicityNot determined
Inhalation ToxicityNot determined

GHS Classification

['GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)', 'GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements']

Safety in Use

Categorymultipurpose additives
Recommendation for petroleum wax usage levels up tonot for fragrance use.
Recommendation for petroleum wax flavor usage levels up tonot for flavor use.

No supplier data available

Potential Uses

None Found

Natural Occurrence

not found in nature

Synonyms

petroleum wax PubMed: [Simultaneous determination of seven residual solvents in bovis calculus artifactus by headspace gas chromatography]. PubMed: Expanding the chemical diversity of natural esters by engineering a polyketide-derived pathway into Escherichia coli. PubMed: Engineering of chromosomal wax ester synthase integrated Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants for improved biosynthesis of fatty acid ethyl esters. PubMed: Thermoplasticization of euglenoid β-1,3-glucans by mixed esterification. PubMed: Improved production of fatty acid ethyl esters in Saccharomyces cerevisiae through up-regulation of the ethanol degradation pathway and expression of the heterologous phosphoketolase pathway. PubMed: Correlation of rocket propulsion fuel properties with chemical composition using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry followed by partial least squares regression analysis. PubMed: Effects-driven chemical fractionation of heavy fuel oil to isolate compounds toxic to trout embryos. PubMed: Bioinspired in situ growth of conversion films with underwater superoleophobicity and excellent self-cleaning performance. PubMed: Kinetic stability and rheology of wax-stabilized water-in-oil emulsions at different water cuts. PubMed: Hazardous airborne carbonyls emissions in industrial workplaces in China. PubMed: Studies of long chain lipids in insects by high temperature gas chromatography and high temperature gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. PubMed: Advancing oleaginous microorganisms to produce lipid via metabolic engineering technology. PubMed: Relating rheological measurements to primary and secondary skin feeling when mineral-based and Fischer-Tropsch wax-based cosmetic emulsions and jellies are applied to the skin. PubMed: Effect of wax esters as friction modifiers in petroleum base stock. PubMed: Chemical exposure among professional ski waxers--characterization of individual work operations. PubMed: The benefits of Fischer-Tropsch waxes in synthetic petroleum jelly. PubMed: Source apportionment of sediment-associated aliphatic hydrocarbon in a eutrophicated shallow lake, China. PubMed: Heavy crude oils/particle stabilized emulsions. PubMed: Formulation and in vitro evaluation of the topical antiageing preparation of the fruit of Benincasa hispida. PubMed: Resolving co-eluting chromatographic patterns by means of dissimilarity analysis in iterative target transformation factor analysis. PubMed: The 'LipoYeasts' project: using the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica in combination with specific bacterial genes for the bioconversion of lipids, fats and oils into high-value products. PubMed: Natural, anthropogenic and fossil organic matter in river sediments and suspended particulate matter: a multi-molecular marker approach. PubMed: Global approach for the selection of high temperature comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography experimental conditions and quantitative analysis in regards to sulfur-containing compounds in heavy petroleum cuts. PubMed: Occurrence, production, and export of lipophilic compounds by hydrocarbonoclastic marine bacteria and their potential use to produce bulk chemicals from hydrocarbons. PubMed: Bioremediation of acidic oily sludge-contaminated soil by the novel yeast strain Candida digboiensis TERI ASN6. PubMed: Origins of n-alkanes, carbonyl compounds and molecular biomarkers in atmospheric fine and coarse particles of Athens, Greece. PubMed: Forensic differentiation of biogenic organic compounds from petroleum hydrocarbons in biogenic and petrogenic compounds cross-contaminated soils and sediments. PubMed: A review of biomarker compounds as source indicators and tracers for air pollution. PubMed: Composition of the water accommodated fractions as a function of exposure times and temperatures. PubMed: The reduction of wax precipitation in waxy crude oils by Pseudomonas species. PubMed: Occurrence and mass loadings of n-alkanes in riverine runoff of the Pearl River Delta, South China: global implications for levels and inputs. PubMed: The selection of skin care products for use in hyperbaric chamber may depend on flammability acceptability indices score. PubMed: Wax inhibition by comb-like polymers: support of the incorporation-perturbation mechanism from molecular dynamics simulations. PubMed: Isolation and characterization of a potential paraffin-wax degrading thermophilic bacterial strain Geobacillus kaustophilus TERI NSM for application in oil wells with paraffin deposition problems. PubMed: A multi-dimensional high performance liquid chromatographic method for fingerprinting polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their alkyl-homologs in the heavy gas oil fraction of Alaskan North Slope crude. PubMed: Analysis of storage lipid accumulation in Alcanivorax borkumensis: Evidence for alternative triacylglycerol biosynthesis routes in bacteria. PubMed: Abiotic condensation synthesis of glyceride lipids and wax esters under simulated hydrothermal conditions. PubMed: How long after waterproofing a deck can you still isolate an ignitable liquid? PubMed: Natural and anthropogenic hydrocarbon inputs to sediments of Patos Lagoon Estuary, Brazil. PubMed: Settling of paraffin crystals in cooled middle distillate fuels. PubMed: Wax ester production by bacteria. PubMed: Extractable organic matter in PM10 from LiWan district of Guangzhou City, PR China. PubMed: Hydrocarbons in surface sediments from the Changjiang (Yangtze River) Estuary, East China Sea. PubMed: Detecting organic tracers from biomass burning in the atmosphere. PubMed: Reversed-phase ion-pair liquid chromatographic determination of chlorophacinone and diphacinone in steam-rolled oat baits and steam-rolled oat/wax baits. PubMed: Acute renal toxicity after ingestion of Lava light liquid. PubMed: Skin surface lipids in HIV-positive patients with and without seborrheic dermatitis. PubMed: The crystal structure of waxes. PubMed: Cancer mortality patterns by work category in three Texas oil refineries. PubMed: The effect of smoke inhalation on pulmonary surfactant. PubMed: Screening studies of yeasts capable of utilizing petroleum fractions. PubMed: [Aqueous petroleum-oxidizing Arthrobacter]. PubMed: Proteins and acids from petroleum. PubMed: Long-chain n-alkanes occurring during microbial degradation of petroleum. PubMed: Investigation of Erythrina spp. VII. Chemical constituents of Erythrina variegata var. orientalis bark. PubMed: Paraffin-wax baths in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. PubMed: The induction of tumours of the bladder epithelium in rats by the implantation of paraffin wax pellets. PubMed: On the influence of bread baked with paraffine-oil, mineral paraffine or synthetic wax, on the growth of rats and chickens.