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330779

Mineral oil

viscous liquid, light

Synonym(s):

White mineral oil (petroleum)

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CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.21
EC Number:
232-455-8
MDL number:

Product Name

Mineral oil, light

InChI key

AEOVEGJBKQQFOP-DDVLFWKVSA-L

form

viscous liquid

color

white

refractive index

n20/D 1.467 (lit.)

density

0.833 g/mL at 25 °C

Quality Level

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General description

Mineral oil, also known as liquid paraffin is a white odorless oil derived from petroleum. Used as lubricant and release agent. It is made up of saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons. It is mainly found in hair oil formulations and liquid emollients used in cosmetics.

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  • Temperature-Insensitive Nonpolar Suspensions of Polyoxyethylene Alkyl Ether-Grafted Silica Nanoparticles.: This article investigates the stability of nonpolar suspensions involving mineral oil, highlighting its significance in enhancing the performance of nanoparticle suspensions in various industrial applications (Chu et al., 2024).


Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

No data available

flash_point_c

No data available

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves


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Ian W Keesey et al.
Nature communications, 10(1), 1162-1162 (2019-03-13)
Divergent populations across different environments are exposed to critical sensory information related to locating a host or mate, as well as avoiding predators and pathogens. These sensory signals generate evolutionary changes in neuroanatomy and behavior; however, few studies have investigated
Lubrication on the curve surface structure using palm oil and mineral oil
DM Razak, et al.
Procedia Engineering, 68, 607-612 (2013)
Effect of mineral oil, sunflower oil, and coconut oil on prevention of hair damage
Rele AS & Mohile RB.
Journal of Cosmetic Science, 54(2), 175-192 (2003)
Milad Azarmanesh et al.
Scientific reports, 9(1), 6723-6723 (2019-05-02)
Microinjection is an effective actuation technique used for precise delivery of molecules and cells into droplets or controlled delivery of genes, molecules, proteins, and viruses into single cells. Several microinjection techniques have been developed for actuating droplets and cells. However
Study of sensory properties of emollients used in cosmetics and their correlation with physicochemical properties
Parente ME & Solana G
International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 27(6), 354-354 (2005)

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