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Paraffin waxes and Hydrocarbon waxes, microcryst., silicic acid-treated

EC / List no.: 308-148-0

CAS no.: 97862-96-9

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REACH - Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals Regulation
  • Substances indicated, in 2009, as being intended to be registered by at least one company in the EEA.
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  • Substances listed in the EINECS, ELINCS, or NLP inventories.
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Substance names and other identifiers

Regulatory process names
Paraffin waxes and Hydrocarbon waxes, microcryst., silicic acid-treated
EC Inventory
Paraffin waxes and Hydrocarbon waxes, microcryst., silicic acid-treated
A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from residual oils by solvent crystallization treated with silicic acid for removal of trace polar constituents and impurities. It consists predominantly of saturated straight and branched chain hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C25.
Pre-Registration process
Other identifiers
97862-96-9
EC Inventory, Pre-Registration process
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