Characterization and analysis of waxes by differential thermal analysis

B R Currell; B Robinson

doi:10.1016/0039-9140(67)80017-1

Characterization and analysis of waxes by differential thermal analysis

Talanta. 1967 Mar;14(3):421-4. doi: 10.1016/0039-9140(67)80017-1.

Authors

B R Currell¹, B Robinson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Northern Polytechnic, Holloway Road, London, N.7, U.K.

PMID: 18960111
DOI: 10.1016/0039-9140(67)80017-1

Abstract

The characterization of waxes by differential thermal analysis is described. An endothermic peak at 475-480 degrees is characteristic of microcrystalline and polyethylene waxes, and measurement of its area provides a method for the estimation of these waxes in mixtures.