Carnaúba Wax
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Carnaúba Wax
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Technical Data• Carnaúba wax is also called Brazil wax or palm
wax and is the wax of the leaves of the palm, “Copernicia Prunifera”;
• It is a plant native to and grown only in the northeastern Brazilian states of Piauí, Ceará, and Rio Grande do Norte;
• It is known as "queen of waxes” and usually comes in the form of hard yellow-brown flakes, obtained from the leaves of the Carnaúba palm by collecting and sun-drying them, beating them to loosen the wax, then refining and bleaching the wax.
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Carnaúba
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Carnauba palm
• Carnauba wax contains mainly esters of fatty acids (80-85%), fatty alcohols (10-16%), acids (3-6%) and hydro-carbons (1-3%);
• Melting point: 82–86 °C (180–187 °F), among the highest of natural waxes;
• It is among the hardest of natural waxes, being harder than concrete in its pure form;
• It is practically insoluble in water.
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Carnaúba
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Principal usesCarnauba wax produces a glossy finish and, as such, is used in making:• Waxes used on automobiles;• shoe polishes;• food products such as sweets; • instrument polishes;• floor and furniture waxes and polishes, especially
when mixed with beeswax and with turpentine;• coating on dental floss;• paper coatings;• surfboard wax, as the main ingredient (with
coconut oil added).
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Cosmetic useBecause of its hypoallergenic and emollient properties together with its shine, Carnaúba wax appears as an ingredient in many cosmetic formulae where it is used to: • thicken lipstick;• eyeliner;• mascara;• eye shadow;• foundation;• deodorant;• various skin care preparations;• sun care preparations; • etc.
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Use in FoodstuffIn foods, Carnaúba wax is used as a: • formulation aid;• lubricant;• release agent;• anti-caking agent;• a surface finishing agent in baked foods
and mixes;• chewing gum;• confections,;• frostings;• fresh fruits and juices;• gravies & sauces;• processed fruits & juices; • soft sweets
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Other important uses• Pharmaceuticals - It is vitally important in the
pharmaceutical industry as a tablet-coating agent;
• Leather – Carnaúba wax is often combined with other waxes (principally beeswax) to treat and waterproof many leather products where it provides a high-gloss finish and increases leather's hardness and durability;
• Industry – it is compatible with epoxies and generally enhances their properties along with those of most other engineering plastics. Also,used as an aerosol mould release, formed by suspending Carnaúba wax in a solvent, which is used extensively in moulds for semiconductor devices;
• Used in computer chip manufacture.
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Carnaúba – the future
None of these final products is
presently being manufactured in Brazil for export.
Therefore, there is every opportunity
to do so in theZPE do Sertão.