Carnauba Wax, also called Brazil Wax, a vegetable wax obtained from the fronds of the Carnauba Tree of Brazil. Carnauba wax occurs as hard, brittle substances with a resinous fracture and a color ranging from dark green to pale brown. Valued among the natural waxes for its hardness and high melting temperature, carnauba wax is employed as a food grade polish and as a hardening or gelling agent in number of products. It is soluble in alcohol, chloroform and ether; but is insoluble in. water.

The wax consists primarily of esters of long-chain alcohols and acids. It has a Melting Point of about 85°C. Although it has been replaced in many applications by cheaper synthetics, it is still used as a polish for candies and medicinal pills, as a thickener for solvents and oils, and even as a hardener for printing inks.

Applications:

Paper coatings in Food Industries

Investment Casting

Cosmetics

Carbon Papers

Shoe & Floor polishes

Explosives and Dynamite cord

Non- Ionic emulsions

Floor polish Emulsion

Crayons