Paraffin detection methods

Paraffin wax is a mixture of hydrocarbons extracted from certain distillates of petroleum, shale oil or other bitumen mineral oils, the main component is solid alkanes, odorless and tasteless, white or light yellow translucent solid. Paraffin wax is amorphous but has a distinct crystal structure. There is also artificial paraffin.
Paraffin wax is a kind of petroleum processing product, a kind of mineral wax, and also a kind of petroleum wax. It is a sheet or needle-like crystal obtained by solvent refining, solvent dewaxing or wax freezing crystallization by wax dewaxing and dewaxing obtained by lubricating oil fraction obtained from crude oil distillation, pressing and dewaxing, and then deoiling and refining by solvent. Used in the preparation of advanced fatty acids, advanced alcohols, matches, candles, waterproofing agents, ointments, electrical insulation materials, etc.
Paraffin wax is divided into food grade (food grade and packaging grade, the former is excellent) and industrial grade, food grade is non-toxic, industrial grade is not edible.