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Wax Testing and Analysis

Waxes Laboratory Testing
Intertek wax analysis laboratories test wax and products that include wax as an ingredient or component. The testing labs measure wax content, quality, grade, wax purity, wax components and many more wax properties. A wide range of waxes are tested and analysed by Intertek laboratories across the world.

Some of the wax testing services provided include:
Types of wax tested:
  • Paraffin wax, Refined Paraffin wax
  • Refined wax
  • Food grade wax, Food contact grade wax
  • Paraffin grade wax, Technical grade wax
  • Food grade kosher wax
  • Petroleum grade wax
  • Carnauba wax, Mineral wax
  • Slack wax, Semi-refined wax
  • Scale wax, Crude wax, Beeswax, Palm wax
  • Soybean wax, Recycled wax
  • Scrap wax, Wax additives, Microcrystalline wax
  • Polyethylene wax, Petrolatum wax
  • Bayberry Wax, Myrtle Wax, Natural Wax
  • Glycerides of stearic acid, palmitic acid and myristic acid, oleaic acid
Wax testing capabilities:
  • AOAC methods, ASTM methods
  • Wax Appearance Temperature by DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry)
  • Dropping Point °F/°C
  • Wax Melting Point °F/°C
  • Wax Penetration °C
  • Moisture, Impurities, Composition
  • Density, Slip Melting Point
  • Iodine Value, Odor Intensity
  • Oil Content, Wax Content by UOP 46
  • Flash Point, Saponification Value
  • Color, Colour, Congealing Point
  • Acid Value, Peroxide Value
  • Additives
  • Analysis Grades of Crystallizing Pillar/Votive Palm Wax
  • Crystillizing Palm Wax Analysis
  • Fatty Acid Composition (%)
  • Grades of Non-Crystallizing Palm Wax Analysis Pillars/Votives
  • Distribution of Components
  • Thermal Properties of Wax
  • Wax appearance temperature in crude oil by cross polarization microscopy
   
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