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Paraffins

Paraffins Definition Field of application/use During the extraction of paraffin waxes from their starting product crude oil, paraffin oils are obtained as a by-product, among others, which can be further refined into so-called "white oils". Highly purified paraffin oils are used as mineral oils i...

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