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Beeswax
bleached
Synonym(s):
Cera alba
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General description
Beeswax is a natural wax that is formed from honeybee Apis mellifera. It is a lipid that contains hydrocarbons, esters and free acids, which can be used to lower the transference of water on films.
Application
Beeswax is used to produce edible films (sodium caseinate, soy protein isolate etc.). It can form a mixture with a variety of fatty acids and polyols to provide flexibile, elastic and stretchable films. It also decreases the water vapor permeability and enhances the mechanical properties of the film.
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Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 3
flash_point_f
509.0 °F
flash_point_c
265 °C
ppe
Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)
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Effect of beeswax modification on the lipid matrix and solid lipid nanoparticle crystallinity
Attama AA and Muller-Goym CC
Colloids and Surfaces. A, Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 315(1-3), 189-195 (2008)
Effect of oleic acid-beeswax mixtures on mechanical, optical and water barrier properties of soy protein isolate based films
Monedero FM, et al.
Journal of Food Engineering, 91(4), 509-515 (2009)
Beeswax?composition and analysis
Tulloch AP
Bee World, 61(2), 47-62 (1980)