An investigation of the dependence of penetration on the temperature and composition of paraffin waxes

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 292-298

  Matthäi, Michael ^a   Laux, Horst ^b   Hildebrand, Günter ^a  

^a Sasol Wax GmbH   (Germany)

^b Institut fur Erdol und Erdgasforschung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Composition; Crystallinity; Paraffin waxes; Penetration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035649039     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1438-9312(200105)103:5<292::aid-ejlt292>3.0.co;2-1     Document Type: Article

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