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Koster Keunen Carnauba Wax T-4
- Chemical Family
- Waxes
Carnauba Wax is a natural vegetable wax from the leaves of the palm Copernicia Cerifera, native to Brazil. Quality is determined by the age of the leaves and is categorized by color. Carnauba Wax has a high melt point, high gloss, and is the hardest of the natural waxes.
Product families
Applications
HI&I Care — Home Care
- Surface Care
HI&I Care — Institutional & Industrial Care
- Industrial Cleaning
- Other Institutional & Industrial Care
- Vehicle & Machinery
Product Families
Cleaning Ingredients — Functional Additives
- Other Functional Additives
- Waxes
Other characteristics
- End Uses
Automotive Applications, Industrial Cleaners, Polishes
- Functions
- Hardener
- Labeling Claims
- GMO-free
- Certifications & Compliance
Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS), Kosher, NPA Certified, TTB Approved
- Markets
- HI&I Care
- Shelf LIfe
- 2 Years
- HII Features
- Thermal Stability
- Technology
- Cleaning Ingredients
- Ingredient Origin
- Plant Origin
- Chemical Inventories
- AICS (Australia)
- DSL (Canada)
- ENCS (Japan)
- IECSC (China)
- Home Care Applications
- Polishes
- Formulation Guideline
Carnauba wax will produce different textures depending on the application. It is widely used to increase thermal stability, gloss, hardness, and slip. It can be used at any level to obtain the properties the chemist requires. Applications include coatings, automotive, polishes, and industrial applications.
- I&I Cleaning Applications
- Automotive Applications
- Industrial Cleaners
- Certifications and Compliance
- Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS)
- Kosher
- NPA Certified
- TTB Approved
- Cleaning Ingredients Functions
- Hardener
Technical data
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3 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting Point | 80-86 | °C | USP 741 |
| Acid Value | 4-10 | mg KOH/g | USP 401 |
| Saponification value | 78-95 | mg KOH/g | USP 401 |
